

| Subject: | Re: Boxer engines (no van content) |
| From: | Steven Denis |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:47:13 EST |
In a message dated 1/2/02 9:47:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << Sorry about that guys I thought the Tucker had a horozontally opposed four cylender four cylinder like the corvair six and the VW four air cooled. >> It did Stan, Built by the Franklin Engine Co. in Liverpool NY. It was a water cooled conversion of the franklin "boxer" aircooled helicopter engine, which itself was a conversion from the inline Franklin car engine. I (slight) knew Alex Tremulus, the designer of the Tucker, My favorite VW shop was built as a Tucker dealership and The Franklin club has their yearly meeting In Cazenovia NY ..my almost hometown for 15 years. Rent the movie "Tucker"..Alex said that they got about 75% of it "right" in the film..his wife? "Alex doesn't remember... He was so involved at the time..it's 99% fact..just like it happend" This includes the courtroom speach where Tucker warns that the US will be buying stuff from its former enemies..word for word from the court record...spooky.. Steve "Hey! nice Jeep, Mister! " "Look kid, it's NOTAJEEP! "
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