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Old July 7th 08, 03:30 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
Scott Dorsey
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Default Considering a used BMW 530i V6 ... A bit on 6 cylinder engines

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.
--scott

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