Re: A/Stock final

["Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.ehow.com/about_5065801_history-hemi-engine.html 

and 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemi_engine

give overviews of Hemi engine development, with no mention of Chebby hemis though. 

http://www.hemi.com/ is the official Chrysler page about Hemi's. 

Thanks,
Gary H. 

-----Original Message-----
 
>
>Bill,
> Someone else has probably already answered this, Chrysler patented and developed the hemi, as an airplane engine during WW2.
>DJ
>
>
>--- On Thu, 9/9/10, William Harrison   wrote:
>
>> From: William Harrison ...
>> There is an old wives tale that Chevy originally came up
>> with the Hemi head engine but didn't follow through with a
>> production engine and Walter Chrysler hired the engineer
>> that came up with the idea and let him develop the engine
>> that came out in Desoto as the Firedome and the rest as they
>> say is history.
>> Don't know if the story is true but it makes for good
>> debate.
>> Alas, marriage and children ended fun cars.
>> 
>> Later
>> Bill
>> 
>>  


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