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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:06:38 GMT, Tom Francis wrote:


It is my belief that certain engines are timeless. Whether it's
because of design, confluence of engineering ideas or just plain old
design luck, certain engines are always good, efficient and bullet
proof.

220 cui slant six
383 cui V8
283 cui V8
220 cui International straight six


The Chrysler 318ci had quite a run. When they finally stopped production a
few years back it had set a record as being the oldest design production
engine still in production.
IIRC the first version was introduced in 1958. There were 3 or 4 versions
of it over the years and it was finally retired in or about 2002.

Eisboch