ddg=shinebox racing

Went to the "HSR" vintage event @ Willow springs this morning, nobody there, found out they were all at the VARA event @ Fontana, 1½ hours later we were there!!


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John/TSR

...and a pretty cool pix of that Offenhauser, too.

ddg=shinebox racing

I think it was the engine developed by Foyt and Ford!!

John/TSR

They were pretty common thru the 60's and 70's, both at Indianapolis and in F1.

ddg=shinebox racing

4.2L DOHC, 180° crank (like a Cosworth), exhaust in the vee, later versions were turbo charged! The thing sounded like a V12, very smooth!

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<a href="http://joeleonard98to1.tripod.com/cars.html#1969">Joe Lenord's Eagle</a>

"Graham Hill proudly sits in his winning T90 on the Indianapolis main straight. Hill's car was fitted with the 4.2 litre Ford 4-cam V8."

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