J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
1/3/23 5:09 p.m.
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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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tolyarutunoff
tolyarutunoff New Reader
1/4/23 2:12 p.m.

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

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
1/4/23 2:35 p.m.

In reply to tolyarutunoff :

Interesting method. How long would the car go before the head blew off?

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