[SEL] V12

[FRM8198 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/15/2007 10:39:57 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
edurand at iglou.com writes:

Isn't  that engine an offshoot of the V-6 GM truck engines of the early  
sixties?  Somewhere in the murky past, I recall hearing that they were  going to 
make V-12 versions of that engine using a lot of the V-6  parts.



This is the same engine being used in the Minuteman missile  transporter.  
Yes, the USAF decided to use a gasoline engine with a manual  transmission for 
this purpose.  Gas mileage for this rig is about 4-5 mpg.  

Francis  Maciel
Santa Maria, Ca




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