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Yeah but it's a Lancia...... meaning it's a car when you buy it and a wheel barrow full of rust a week later!

 

Many, many current engineering designs and techniques were invented either during the World Wars or shortly after....and were forgotten about until someone dusts off the blueprints and copies them....and then claims the credit!!

 

I don't think VW ever played the "We invented this" card......it was just a solution to a problem and it was due to the fact it was so well received that generated it's 'revolutionary' myth. It is unique though because VW's is 6 cylinder, and they also do a 5 cylinder. No mention of the head breathing technique on the Fulvia, so we can't assume they were assymetric like the VRs.....

 

Don't forget VW also copied the G-Lader, but openly admit it was borrowed from a pre-war French design...

 

K

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Yeah but it's a Lancia...... meaning it's a car when you buy it and a wheel barrow full of rust a week later!

 

 

:lol: :-)

 

Many, many current engineering designs and techniques were invented either during the World Wars or shortly after....and were forgotten about until someone dusts off the blueprints and copies them....and then claims the credit!!

 

I don't think VW ever played the "We invented this" card......it was just a solution to a problem and it was due to the fact it was so well received that generated it's 'revolutionary' myth. It is unique though because VW's is 6 cylinder, and they also do a 5 cylinder. No mention of the head breathing technique on the Fulvia, so we can't assume they were assymetric like the VRs.....

 

 

Very true. I've sold all my old VW brochures on ebay ( except for the Corrado Storm one, I'm saving that as a little nest egg... :lol: ) so can't quote them word for word, maybe they did trumpet it as "unique" rather than "revolutionary"....

 

Don't forget VW also copied the G-Lader, but openly admit it was borrowed from a pre-war French design...

 

K

 

Didn't know that - those crafty French eh?

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