Thomans Crown Corvair powered Manx
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"Steve McQueen designed the red dune buggy. It had a Corvair engine, about 250 horse."
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"The Chevy Corvair was a pretty lousy car to drive. The engine in the back provoked handling histrionics. The centre of gravity was placed too far back. The car could even be flipped up-side-down if you pushed it. The engine however was rather cool. It's an air-cooled flat 6. It makes an awesome noise and there was even a turbo version available. In the movie 'The Thomas Crown affair' with Steve McQueen you can see a dunebuggy with a Corvair engine."
"Ma non è ancora tutto: il ruolo del miliardario annoiato in The Thomas Crown Affair permise a Mc Queen di disegnare personalmente la sua Dune Buggy per una scena romantica con Faye Dunaway. L’auto aveva un motore Corvair turbo da 180bhp montato nella parte posteriore di un telaio VW accorciato:"
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"The mill is a 2,500cc Type I VW engine that produces 204 hp and 185 lb-ft of torque. It makes this 1,500-pound buggy move over dune or street. Weber 44 IDF dual carbs and a 911-style fan conversion kit are sharp and functional."
"Buggy driven by Mcqueen is a Corvair-powered modified Manx. Does anyone have any more detailed pictures of this buggy, and does anyone know if it still exists?"
Wanna know too. Any of you?
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"The Chevy Corvair was a pretty lousy car to drive. The engine in the back provoked handling histrionics. The centre of gravity was placed too far back. The car could even be flipped up-side-down if you pushed it. The engine however was rather cool. It's an air-cooled flat 6. It makes an awesome noise and there was even a turbo version available. In the movie 'The Thomas Crown affair' with Steve McQueen you can see a dunebuggy with a Corvair engine."
"Ma non è ancora tutto: il ruolo del miliardario annoiato in The Thomas Crown Affair permise a Mc Queen di disegnare personalmente la sua Dune Buggy per una scena romantica con Faye Dunaway. L’auto aveva un motore Corvair turbo da 180bhp montato nella parte posteriore di un telaio VW accorciato:"
www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1279/Mptv/1279/8384-0211.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0063688
"The mill is a 2,500cc Type I VW engine that produces 204 hp and 185 lb-ft of torque. It makes this 1,500-pound buggy move over dune or street. Weber 44 IDF dual carbs and a 911-style fan conversion kit are sharp and functional."
"Buggy driven by Mcqueen is a Corvair-powered modified Manx. Does anyone have any more detailed pictures of this buggy, and does anyone know if it still exists?"
Wanna know too. Any of you?
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