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Coil springs were used in the front only. The rear axle was supported by two semi-elliptic leaf springs running longitudinally. As part of Walker's independent design team, Richard Caleal deserves most of the credit for the shoebox's distinctive shape.
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29-10-2020
01:57 PM
This is your opportunity for a salient explanation of torque. Good luck!
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21-10-2020
01:51 PM
And this 'production' car costs how much? In what locales is it legal for sale??
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18-10-2020
11:32 AM
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Until it closed in 1979, Le Chanteclair was the go-to stop in Manhattan for car enthusiasts of every stripe. Rene was often on hand to say hello and to share his autograph. The menu and wine list were consistently superb.
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17-10-2020
09:38 AM
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piling lumber atop a fragile Model A roof is not best practice.
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16-10-2020
09:45 AM
"throttle-brake oversteer"??? Do you mean tail passing the nose when the gas pedal is abruptly lifted?
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16-10-2020
09:38 AM
doesn't sound like $3-million. Save your money.
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16-10-2020
09:32 AM
nothing I-shaped about it. Hard to believe the patent office bought this.
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16-10-2020
09:29 AM
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what's a scuttle???
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15-10-2020
11:02 AM
Forgot to mention that A4 prices start at $74,750 and can easily top $100k with options.
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14-10-2020
12:13 PM
Jim was a true gentleman. I was fortunate to set three rotary records at Bonneville thanks to him and Racing Beat's comprehensive support. My 1986 run to 238 mph in the first RX7 turbo is also still in the books. I was very disappointed Jim didn't ask me to drive his '92 car--until I heard that effort ended in a spin and flip. RIP my dear rotary friend.
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26-09-2020
12:14 PM
Thomas you would be kicked off Jeopardy for calling the '76 Eldo a rear-driver. Cadillac used fwd on that car line from 1967 through 2002.
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25-09-2020
09:33 AM
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This is a sales pitch for Mobil 1. I've used that lube in a wide variety of high and low mile vehicles--including my lawn mowers--for ages with superb results. That said, I price shop and buy a competitive synthetic if/when it's available at a significantly cheaper price.
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24-09-2020
10:15 AM
They're both ugly.
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23-09-2020
01:35 PM
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Heinz Prechter was also a cordial gentleman, totally honest in every endeavor. What he lacked in stature he more than made up in graciousness. The world is a lesser place without him.
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05-09-2020
12:34 PM
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Forgot to tell us this car is a Sprite. To my knowledge, no one has ever perished by electrocution from a car's ignition. Heart attack? maybe. I too have had excellent luck replacing points with Pertronix systems. Would not hurt to clean some of the filth off the distributor before installing same.
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02-09-2020
08:26 AM
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A once credible but long gone source in Germany was told by Wutherich that he, not Dean, was driving the car at the time of the crash. Wutherich's severe left hip injuries were consistent with that seating arrangement.
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28-08-2020
01:17 PM
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There are treatments for this affliction but electricity is involved.
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08-08-2020
07:49 AM
Another significant factor diminishing Bonneville's viability is global climate change. My suggestion is to visit this alluring spot in Utah ASAP before it's gone.
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07-08-2020
09:12 AM
The point of Honda's NR750 was that use of oval pistons allowed 8 valves per cylinder for greatly enhanced volumetric efficiency (better breathing).
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27-07-2020
02:59 PM
Coolant flow from the rear engine was routed through the large, single front-mounted radiator.
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27-07-2020
09:56 AM
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I was employed as an engineer at Chrysler in 1968. Since I was still wet behind the ears and owned a Hemi Road Runner, one engine lab assignment was to test drive two candidate camshafts for the coming 440 Six Pack. It was a simple matter of driving two cars back to back on the Davidson freeway near Chrysler's Highland Park, Michigan, headquarters. I did so and reported my preference for the cam which was stronger at the low end albeit as some high end output. That camshaft subsequently arrived in the production model.
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22-07-2020
06:45 PM
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what's 'infamous' about Ford's potent 427 cu in V-8 engine? It was the perfectly obvious means of speeding up Lola's uncompetitive sports racer.
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16-07-2020
04:24 PM
shadow gray metallic
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13-07-2020
04:57 PM
Wrangler would have offered a V-8 of some sort ages ago were it not for the difficulty in passing front impact into a barrier crash tests with the engine bay topped off with engine. Adding the necessary crush space would alter the appearance from the classic Jeep snub-nosed proportions. I wouldn't count on any Hemi here.
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11-07-2020
02:27 PM
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smart choices except for the Jeep. They will be too common to appreciate. The Corvette plant will be lucky to built 10,000 2020 cars, not 20k. And only chunk of the roof is removable, not the whole top.
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09-07-2020
02:39 PM
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I have no regrets. The first generation of any important car is invariably more desirable. Adding the larger engine and other mods helped my car keep up with subsequent performance improvements. Another reason I admire the '79 RX-7 is because I set a record at Bonneville in 1978 at 180 mph and raced one at Daytona with racing beat. Please note the C111 hand out photo from Mercedes shows a diesel, not their 3- or 4-rotor Wankel.
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04-07-2020
02:05 PM
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60 degree V-6s offer smoother running and even firing intervals but they lack sufficient space between the cylinder heads to accommodate high flow induction tracks and the jet ignition system used by the Nettuno V-6.
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04-07-2020
02:02 PM
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Nik Berg and Sr. Valentini both neglected to mention that a hard working pair of turbochargers are of course instrumental in the Nettuno engine's spectacular specific output. And that Mahle's Jet Ignition system is rapidly spreading throughout the auto industry. And that Honda's CVCC engines previewed Nettuno's dependable ignition approach 45-50 years ago.
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