>Then he went on to tell me how the Germans stole ALL
>aircooled technology from the Czech's during WW2.
>Said Porsche, VW both stole designs from the Czech's

Really? Funny, the Beetle and its engines date back to 1936...

If I remember rightly the Tatra V8 is DOHC 16V, and has been around since
at least the 60s.

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