[alfa] Re: alfa-subaru connection

[White Anthony <anthony.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George Graves wrote:
"I have read several magazine articles in British classic sportscar rags 
which mention that Subaru licensed the 4-cylinder Alfa-Sud boxer engine 
from Alfa Romeo in the '70's  and have been developing the motor since." 

Subaru produced its first front wheel drive boxer engined car, the 1000
Deluxe, in 1965.  See:
http://www.subaru.it/storia/eventi.asp?y=1965&m=2

It was this engine that Subaru continued to develop through the early
eighties, to a maximum capacity of 1800cc.  

The Alfasud was shown at Turin in 1971, by which time the Subaru engine had
been in mass production for some six years.  

That pretty much rules out the Subaru engine being a development of the Alfa
engine.

Regards,
Anthony White
Wellington, NZ
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