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Old 04-30-2008, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 6c1750ss View Post
Is this really a testa fissa car? Worldwide would have you believe that it is on the basis that a)Fixed head engines were only fitted to Gran Sports-(wrong,a few SSs had them fitted as well) b)All GSs were fitted with TF engines(wrong 100s of GSs were fitted with detachable head engines;only a handful got TF engines)and c)TF cars developed 102bhp and so does this one.I don't know whether this is a fixed head car or not but I do know that this is quite an odd way to promote this car.If it is the real thing surely that should be said directly and unequivocally; if it's not all the (incorrect) history about the Testa Fissa cars is irrelevant and misleading.
Great thoughts, all. IMO, if the head and the block are intergral, and if they are original to the car, then it's a Testa Fissa. My understanding was that only about 8-10 cars were Testa Fissa's, and thus most GS's & SS's weren't. No reason why an SS Con Compressore couldn't have been fitted with a Testa Fissa engine...I am VERY sceptical of 102bhp, too!
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