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Old 19 Jan 2008, 12:37 am   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Spitfire engined Kit Car
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is it a diesel?
Yes. The Brits during World War 2 prefered diesel engines in their Spitfire planes because it could run on vegetable oil and they didn't have to shift gears so often...
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