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The only one you missed was the Pontiac 8 that was scrapped in the same year as the packard. i also read that there are still some 8s in use today, mainly in luxury coaches.
One question to the experts here: was there ever a 7 cylinder engine in a car? I only know about some marine ones.
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Sorry...knowledge fail.
I present you the only ever straight seven that was built for non-marine use!
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Coventry Climax and it's road and race derivatives.
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"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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Well, the last straight-8--a sad story, I would say. During the 2.5 liter F1 of the late fifties, Mercedes was not the only straight-8. Gordini also produced a one, with eight individual exhaust pipes ( that must have sounded great!). And finally,and sadly, the Bugatti Type 251. In 1956, this car designed by Gioacchino Colombo of Ferrari V-12 fame,appeared. The car was mid-engined, transversely mounted. It appeared once,IIRC, at the French GP,driven by Maurice Trintignant, and was hugely uncompetitive.
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Ah yes I remember it. I think I posted it in the hideout.Originally Posted by fairlyoldguy
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The BRM V16. Best road car engine, Lamborghini V12.
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Packard also produced a straight 12, i think Cadillac did too at one pointStraight 8? Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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I'm biased
But has to tbe the Matra V12 as developed and raced in F1 and to win Le Mans 3 years running
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUYNonNXEUY]YouTube - MATRA V12 RETROMOBILE 2008[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_HRttJ1PI&feature=related]YouTube - F1 - Ligier Matra - Monza 1978[/ame]
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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No end of thread! =P This thread is actually getting somewhere I was surprised how much response it got!Coventry Climax and it's road and race derivatives.
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Ferrari 250. No question. From a $60K 250 GTE to a $20M 250 GTO you will not find a smoother engine can can rev, deliver just enough torque right where you need it and (if well maintained) be more reliable.
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I think it was a good idea. I have enjoyed reading peoples responses a lot.
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Ford Ranger/Mazda B2500 (L4 2.5L - 109 hp 266 Nm)
Audi 4.2 FSI (RS5 version V8 4.2L - 450 hp 430 Nm)
Audi 4.2 TDI (V8 4.2L - 340 hp 800 Nm)
GM LS7 (V8 7.0L - 505 hp 637 Nm)
GM LS9 (V8 6.2L supercharged - 638 hp 819Nm)
Lamborghini (V10 5.2L - 570 hp 540 Nm)
Mercedes 63 AMG (SLS version V8 6.2L - 571 hp 650 Nm)
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Caterpillar C-series (300-4000 hp)
Scania 730 (V8 16.4L - 730 hp 3500 Nm)
MTU MB 873-Ka 501 (Leopard 2A6 version V12 48L - 1500 hp 4700 Nm)
MTU 20V 4000 (V20 95L - 3755-4023 hp ~16000 Nm)
Last edited by Drones; 09-26-2010 at 08:52 AM.
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In the first Matra vid, was the guy on the right in blue James May? The 2nd vid is awesome i love the backfire and the gurgle when he downshifts
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Yeah, I know. I suck at posting pictures on here.
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It was in jest ... and as you see I quickly added
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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