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Old 12-05-2013, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by JimFreeh View Post
The original Charlie Ryan song from the early fifties calls the engine out as a V-12.
Commander Cody "lost" 4 of the cylinders....

BTW, the original Hot rod Lincoln car predates the song, Charlie was a member of the Lincoln and Continental Owner's Club for many years.

Jim
Oh yeah, in the song it was referred to as having eight cylinders, uses them all in the commander cody version.
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