On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:13:19 -0400, "Tom K." >
wrote:

>
>"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message
...
>> Tom K. > wrote:
>>>
>>>The inline eights persisted into the fifties in the U.S. with Packard and
>>>Pontiac building the last ones in 1954 (Buick replaced theirs with a V-8
>>>after 1953). But never having heard of one before, I am curious about the
>>>inline twelves - who built them?
>>
>> I believe at least Hispano-Suiza made one. There were a bunch of early
>> aircraft inline twelves too, including the Fiat A.30RA and the Daimler
>> DB603.
>
>The Hispano-Suiza J-12 model was powered by a V-12 and unlike the ones you
>mention, Hispano's aircraft 12 cylinder motors were also in a V
>configuration.
>
>Maybe you were thinking of the current Wartsila-Sulzer?
>
>http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Have BMW ever experimented with a boxer alignment in a vehicle, other
than a motorcycle, like Alfa Romeo?

I drove a white '92 Alfa 33 QV for several years while working in
Holland and enjoyed the car quite a lot. I had none of the infamous
Alfa probems over a span of about 3.5 years.