<VV> America!!! (Corvair Lineage!)

[Shaun]

The Ford GT was an English car with an American engine....

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From: "BBRT" <chsadek at adelphia.net>
To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>;
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Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: <VV> America!!! (Corvair Lineage!)


> Alan,  First overall win by an American "Team"...whatever that means-a
> German car with foreign drivers...
>
> Last one in 67 was the Ford GT which was American car, team and drivers...
> Gurney and Shelby? or Foyt?
>
> Last class win was Corvette; American car, team and mostly American
drivers
> except for ...Papis, Fellows, O'Connell? etc...
>
> Chuck S
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Congratulations America!!! (Corvair Lineage!)
>
>
> >> America finished FIRST overall with the win by Champion Audi of South
> >> Florida! First time since the Ford GT in 1967 has America won Le Mans!
> >
> > Hmmmm... not sure about that! By the same logic, all of Michael
> > Schumacher's GP wins for Ferrari belong to Germany - and I don't think
Il
> > Commendatore would have been terribly impressed at that suggestion...
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
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