# Definitely not your father's Valiant

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/definitely-not-your-fathers-valiant/195228>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** astonmartin\
**Created:** [June 26, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/definitely-not-your-fathers-valiant/195228 "2024-06-26T11:56:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/definitely-not-your-fathers-valiant/195228/21 "2024-06-26T18:43:13Z")

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> [@jtsanders](#):
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> Or two V6s like the VW WR12.

Rumor was the first Aston Martin V12 was two Ford Duratec V6 engines spliced together, this was when Ford owned AM in the '90s. While they did share some components, the blocks and heads were very different, so the rumor wasn’t true.

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/definitely-not-your-fathers-valiant/195228/22 "2024-06-26T19:12:54Z")

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Lancia also did a v8 version of the v4 in 1922 for their Trikappa luxury car. Must not have made many, this is one of the few engine pics:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/d/0d487d9e9fab544c12c94c083c5f3d05171bbe6b.jpeg)

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