Originally Posted by Luddite
Originally Posted by nestor59310
Still at my local bodywork specialist, a project to rebuild a pre-war Isotta-Fraschini with a 20-litre aircraft engine, in the spirit of this Fiat innocent :

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And The project stirpot :

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An Isotta hybrid...? Fun aside, that would be an astoundingly worthwhile project..Power to your elbow.. thumbs thumbs

Re, Ruut Bianchi`s garden ornament, at least the tonneau cover was left in place to provide shelter for the wildlife.. (-:
Originally Posted by CooperMan
Originally Posted by nestor59310
Still at my local bodywork specialist, a project to rebuild a pre-war Isotta-Fraschini with a 20-litre aircraft engine, in the spirit of this Fiat innocent :

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Direct bolted crankcase...that's one way to stiffen the chassis thumbs

I believe this to be common practise in F1 for many years. Happy to be proven wrong.

2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev