What do you do if your car needs a new engine block but it hasn't been made in 80 years?

Cut apart your old one, build a CAD model then cast it.

These guys did it!
http://www.phantomengineering.com/phel_B01.html

Oh, and it's a 7.3 litre V12 that was one of the most complex and advanced automotive engines of the time...

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