The Cars Time Forgot...
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MarshPhantom said:
Dapster said:
MarshPhantom said:
Daf.
That reminds me, Volvo, what were you thinking!!
which is the last of the 'old' RUbbar band Dafs , the 340 was developed between Daf and Volvo and was loaunched with the CVT transmission
Two cars we had, back then The DAF 66 and the Chrysler Horzon.
I was only very small but my Dad who liked gadgets bought into the whole CVT thing. He thought it was a great small car for knocking round town in.
The Horizon. Surprisingly hi-tech and posh for its time with a LED clock and internally adjustable door mirrors. With a rattly old Simca engine!
I was only very small but my Dad who liked gadgets bought into the whole CVT thing. He thought it was a great small car for knocking round town in.
The Horizon. Surprisingly hi-tech and posh for its time with a LED clock and internally adjustable door mirrors. With a rattly old Simca engine!
Edited by wildcat45 on Tuesday 9th June 19:56
StuntmanMike said:
The car featured in Smokey and the Bandit 11 had a Corvette engine fitted, because the standard car didn't have the minerals to perform any stunts, they had had their knackers well and truly removed at this point, even the car in the first film was a shadow of its former shelf.
The TA 6.6 had 200hp and 225lb ft of torque at under 2500rpm. Later cars were 220.The 1977 350 Corvette had 210 hp but a much lower torque figure of 265 lb/ft at well north of 3000rpm.
Surprisingly, the TA was also lighter than the Corvette by over 100lbs.
So even if the 350 engine was lighter, it couldn't offset the torque disadvantage.
Up until 1979 models, the performance of 400 Firebirds could also still be brought up to old school levels by removing the cat and making the hood scoop functional. The only reason for not using a 400 might be that it was not certified for California due to emissions.
The notorious pinking 301 Turbo made 210hp and though it met California emissions, wasn't sold there.
LuS1fer said:
Pininfarina Modulo for me.... or the Fiat Abarth 2000 - both 70s concepts, make the Aston Bulldog concept look a bit fat.
I always remember the Pininfarina Modulo from the Top Trumps Prototype set that I used to love back at school. It was the best card in the game. How many of you remember this great set ?https://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/sets/72157...
LuS1fer said:
StuntmanMike said:
The car featured in Smokey and the Bandit 11 had a Corvette engine fitted, because the standard car didn't have the minerals to perform any stunts, they had had their knackers well and truly removed at this point, even the car in the first film was a shadow of its former shelf.
The TA 6.6 had 200hp and 225lb ft of torque at under 2500rpm. Later cars were 220.The 1977 350 Corvette had 210 hp but a much lower torque figure of 265 lb/ft at well north of 3000rpm.
Surprisingly, the TA was also lighter than the Corvette by over 100lbs.
So even if the 350 engine was lighter, it couldn't offset the torque disadvantage.
Up until 1979 models, the performance of 400 Firebirds could also still be brought up to old school levels by removing the cat and making the hood scoop functional. The only reason for not using a 400 might be that it was not certified for California due to emissions.
The notorious pinking 301 Turbo made 210hp and though it met California emissions, wasn't sold there.
Just add in as much +ve caster as you can this will plant it on the road better, and also a bit of -ve camber. That's why most eurocars handle better than US cars. The lack of +ve caster tends to make the steering lighter which appeals more to the general buying US public.
I have a '87 Corvette that has a few engine mods and I am running 7deg of positive castor from the stock 4deg. The camber for some odd reason was shimmed out to 1.8deg +ve! I've since taken that in to about 1deg -ve and the cars handling is transformed. Very predictable, nimble and a joy to drive. Not bad for a car that was described (quite rightly) at a car show as a "lardy Spitfire"!!
Stinkfoot said:
I always remember the Pininfarina Modulo from the Top Trumps Prototype set that I used to love back at school. It was the best card in the game. How many of you remember this great set ?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/sets/72157...
Yep. That pic of the Modulo took me back to the 70s and hours spent playing TT in my mate's tree house. Ta for that link, nice to see those again.https://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/sets/72157...
1975 BMW GS 530 e12 0-100 mph in 16 seconds.
http://www.imagebam.com/image/275b49330842198
http://www.imagebam.com/image/bcbf34330842199
http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2011/03/01/hmn...
http://www.imagebam.com/image/275b49330842198
http://www.imagebam.com/image/bcbf34330842199
http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2011/03/01/hmn...
PGN said:
Not sure if serious these are pig ugly like some horrible yank coupe
threespires said:
Wow! I had never heard of that. It appears that Jensen assembled the Tempo over here - an established maker from Hamburg, Tempo used the VW Beetle engine in theirs, presumably mounted at the back. Why the heck did Jensen re-engineer the whole thing for the BMC motor, when they could just as easily have fitted the VW unit? Here's the German vehicle.
nicanary said:
Wow! I had never heard of that. It appears that Jensen assembled the Tempo over here - an established maker from Hamburg, Tempo used the VW Beetle engine in theirs, presumably mounted at the back. Why the heck did Jensen re-engineer the whole thing for the BMC motor, when they could just as easily have fitted the VW unit? Here's the German vehicle.
Thanks for update. It was news to me too.Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff