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Old 05-25-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 1967Clone
I have seen many variations of that, and believe that it is a copy as well of the chevy inline 6. I, nor any of my cruiser enthusiast pals have ever seen any factual account of a lawsuit, despite hearing claims once in awhile. Just curious about a missing piece of history.
Didnt the Toyota engine come out in the 50s ? It looks alot more like the "Stovebolt" Chebbys (216,235,292) which had 4 main bearings vs. the 7 main bearings used in the '62 & later 194,202 (Sold in the UK),215,230,250 and 292 cid engines.

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