Fiat Twin Cam Engine
Designed by Aurelio Lampredi the Fiat Twin Cam (also known as the Lampredi Twin) was an advanced inline-4 automobile engine produced from 1959 through 1999 as a Fiat/Lancia engine until it was replaced by the "family B" series of engines. As the name implies, it was a DOHC design, which was quite unusual in the late 1950s. The engine was produced in a large number of displacements, ranging from 1,297 cc to 2,111 cc and was used in Fiat, Lancia, Morgan and Alfa Romeo. Fiat was the pioneer in engine development during the time period, using a monoblock technology, belt driven camshafts and aluminium alloy heads.
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