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Old 04-16-2010, 09:12 PM
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Louis Chevrolet on the sands of Ormond Beach 1906. Video of the restored car below.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4GCIPnjhzY
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Kinda cool. Any more specs on it?
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and we thought LS engines had valvetrain noise.
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Originally Posted by Spoolin
Kinda cool. Any more specs on it?
Here is a nice website that is full of specs, and original photos from the period. The Darracq V-8 was a big engine.

http://www.isdm.co.uk/darracq/index.htm
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External valvetrain FTW! lol
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thats pretty awesome. not so great on the hp per liter tho lol
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Consumes oil like an LS1. Oh well, time marches forward, but things really don't change much.
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Some more pictures of Louie from Daytona in 1906. These are not on the Darracq V-8 website.



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thats pretty cool stuff
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External valvetrain FTW! lol
**** yeah!
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Originally Posted by ZigZagZ
Louis Chevrolet on the sands of Ormond Beach 1906. Video of the restored car below.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4GCIPnjhzY
Men were much more bad *** back then. haha.
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Bad *** The start of our beloved V8.
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