Re: PT Boat

Posted by Tim Cole On 2013/6/5 7:44:24

Supposedly, FDR was having real problems with Joe Kennedy and got so angry he instructed the military to make sure his kids never got back from the war. Something to do with interfering with lend lease to curry favor with the Nazis.

When you look at the numbers those PT motors were about as efficient as the 356 Super 8 assuming 5 mpg for the Super 8 at WOT. And the HP per CuIn was about the same, but the Super 8 was a flathead whereas the PT was a supercharged four valve per cylinder adapted from a post WWI airplane motor.