Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Foveon on the Horizon
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 12:20:31 -0500

> 
>>In a message dated 5/21/02 2:50:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>Afterswift@aol.com writes:
>>
>> > I know of no car
>> >  in any price class that runs 16 cylinders.
>
>
> There have been numerous drag race cars, funny cars, and even a Formula 1
> car (or other high end race car) that used double V8's, end-to-end, giving
> them 16 cylinders. The Formula X car may have been double BMW V12's giving
> it 24 cylinders. And yes, you could buy one. Well... maybe not you or me.
> But someone.
>
> Jim
>

I think there was even an American car (sedan) made in the 30s that had 16
cylinders, I am not sure, I think it was called the LaSalle.

sl
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