Re: alfa-digest V9 #71

[Will Owen <nashwill912@domain.elided>]

CM Smith said:

> I believe the first mass production use of rubber belt cam drives was on
> the FIAT 124 when they grafted that twin cam head onto the rather
> pedestrian pushrod four to create a sports car engine.

I think they missed being first by a bit. That SOHC Pontiac engine we've been nattering on about was on the road in 1965, and I believe the big news about it was its use of a Gilmer belt to drive the camshaft. That, plus the fact that this was the first OHC engine in a post-WW2 American car...NOT!

If y'all would follow me over to the off-topic list...

Will Owen
Pasadena, CA
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