According to RM Sotheby’s, only four Atalanta cars equipped with a V12 remain in existence. This is your rare opportunity to add one to your collection.
Atalanta was an English automaker from 1937 to 1939. The company offered two versions of a four-cylinder (1496cc and 1996cc) and the …
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my much older brother and a few of his friends had zephyr coupes just before ww2. the alloy heads would 'weld' themselves to the iron block, so if a headgasket blew, the solution was to loosen all the bolts/studs, wrap the engine with a few loops of small chain, and drive the car until the head blew off
In reply to tolyarutunoff :
Interesting method. How long would the car go before the head blew off?