My dad swears his Buick straight 8 toasted the V-12's on a regular basis... Mom couldn't see over the hood though, it was about 45' long, IIRC. :] -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker) > " From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > " > " > " My book shows 5 different V12s in Lincolns between 1932 and 1948 ranging in > size > " from 267 to 448 cuin. > > the zephyr 12 was made in various sizes up to 305 in its career. i > believe the senior lincoln was always substantially bigger. > > they had problems with the 305 and for the last few years backed down, > to 288 iirc. i don't think their casting tech could produce reliable > cylinder walls at the 305 size. > > btw technically this engine was very much like a 12-cyl ford v8. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list