I forgot about what they did to the princess; Gotta feel sorry for Harris Mann
Ford got the idea from the Lancia Lambda
Porsche also dabbled in rost-frei, this 67 911S came in at 2270 lbs making it 110 lb lighter than the standard steel car.
I’m so glad you brought this up. I’ve owned 13 Pacers and I know for a fact that you can fit the sloped hood over a V8. And they made a special radiator to fit under that hood, so neither of those are the reason they went to the ugly grille. I think the reason was that when you’re driving, you see no hood in front of…
Agreed, except:
This truck does the work , other lesser trucks bring materials and haul off dirt, logs and whatever ?
It is, and you will have the great satisfaction of owning a remarkable piece of auto history. Over $200k for an unrestored 1931 Cadillac V16 sedan, unless it has some interesting provenance, is high in today’s market. It appeals to a narrow group of collectors. And if mechanically not right, there is but a handful of…
Seeing how two stroke engines are often easier to start in cold weather than four-strokes, it makes sense to point out to buyers that the car may be more reliable than other options.
I wonder if people built contraptions for the EVs back in the early 1900s that would smack two coconut halves together as the car rolled, you know, to give it that sound of real horse power that EVs lack.
It is a beautifully utilitarian cargo area, though a bit vulnerable to getting scratched up if you don’t put down a cargo pad.
They actually combined ideas from DKW, Hanomag, Opel and VW for the UrSAAB along with their aircraft design experience
Early SAABs also have the longitudinal 3 pot, FWD and radiator behind, hence my mistake
A good friend of mine has a number of old SAABs, and the longitudinal FF layout and that rear suspension screams SAAB to me, but I don’t remember any of them having a legit frame.
Torch covered this one last year, with the first comment explaining
Googling “3 cylinder” and “firewall mounted radiator” led me erroneously down a DKW path.
That Citroen is an LNA. I have the only other one in the country. Cool little car.
Here we go. Yes, PSA actually use 404 images for the purpose.
If it’s moving and it isn’t supposed to: duct tape.