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Originally posted by Excaliber
How about a "time line" check:
The magazine article was published in January 1966. So what month and year would the Tourist Trophy Race be run? Perhaps Oct, Nov or Dec 1965? Even earlier?
WAS Ken Miles in fact running an alloy 390 at that time? PERHAPS the magazine was "confused" about what K. Miles really said? Perhaps K. Miles DID make reference to the alloy 390 and the magazine assumed that he talking about the 427 engine in his car at the race?
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The TT race that Ken Miles ran in, driving CX3002, was the Australian Tourist Trophy race at Lakeside International Raceway in November of 1965.
We discussed that race and posted some pics
back in April.
As this was the first factory-owned 427 Comp car, in discussing the engine, they may have been referring to it as a "lightweight" engine. Not alloy block, but alum heads and "lite" magnesium and alloy engine parts.