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:icon_biggA big Happy Birthday to our favorite engine the Subaru [{--( o )--}] Boxer!!!:hobbes:

 

50 Years of Rumble!

 

http://i.imgur.com/OvEnjNM.png

 

(Shout out to SOA's Twitter for letting me swipe this Delicious Cake pic, though points lost for not sharing said cake)

 

Here are a few articles on the birthday with a little history:

 

AutoBlog

 

CNET's Road Show

 

Auto Guide

 

and the proud papa... FHI

 

 

 

Bonus Trivia Question... Which famous Boxer Engine is not really a Boxer Engine? (hint, it's not form Subaru)

 

-JMart

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HeubergerMotors said:
Bonus Trivia Question... Which famous Boxer Engine is not really a Boxer Engine? (hint, it's not form Subaru)

The flat-12 engine used in the Ferrari Testarossa/512TR/512M comes to mind. I'm sure there are others.

In contrast, the legendary flat-12 Porsche 917 engine was actually two 6-cylinder boxer engines connected end-to-end, with a power takeoff in the middle.

"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." ~ The Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)

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