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Subject:Re: OT: Photo of old BMW motorhome
From:Ari Ollikainen
Date:Fri, 18 May 2001 14:38:46 -0700
At 1:05 PM -0700 5/18/01, Carl Cobb wrote:
>There was a bmw 2.5 liter turbo diesel for a couple of years; had decent
>performance for a diesel.  I recollect that Ford bought the shortblocks from
>bmw and installed a few of them in the Turdbirds, 'er Thunderbirds, of that
>time...mid 80's?  Early 80's?

        NO WAY!!

        Lincolns, NOT T-birds!

        The BMW I-6 2.4L turbo-diesel was offered as an option on the
        Lincoln MarkVII during the 1984 and 1985 model years.

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