Flame - Not

[Robert Harris]

It wasn't supposed to be a flame - just exasperation at the inability of
people to understand that what's new and hot - generally is not.  

Example - name the most modern valve configuration  Overhead Valve, Dual
Overhead Cam, Valve in block ( flathead )
 
Correct answer FLATHEAD.  It was evolved to reduce the production costs
associated with OHV or OHC.  

Every time you see a "new" engine idea, check with the guy at the patent
office.  Most likely it was invented during the pre-WW II "racing" era where
each major power sponsored outrageous prizes to develop the military
technology needed for the coming war.  And when national survival is at risk,
it inspires a fantastic spurt of development.  

And please don't draw inferences from the "current" implementation of a
specific technology as to what that technology is capable of.  I know I come
across as cranky and an old pharte at times, but when you small box categorize
things, you lose the beauty of using something in ways that expand the mind
and solve the problem eloquently.  





1963 Ford C-600 Prison Bus Conversion "Home"
1971 Lincoln Continental 460 "Christine"
1972 "Whale" Mustang awaiting transplant
1978 Dodge Long Bed Peeek Up "Bundymobile"

Habaneros - not just for breakfast anymore