Welp, this is a new one (unusual car thread)
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They took this one off the road after it failed to catch up to a speeding moped_
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Well I don't know about that! Had one and it was faster than most Chevelles etal,most other 6 cylinders for that matter
Archguy
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In this very century (!) that is, about 12 years ago, there was a guy who commuted to the Metro stop near me in his AMX. So I guess it was 35 years old by then, and still his DD. I like seeing that.
They took this one off the road after it failed to catch up to a speeding moped_
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Oh! The ignominy!!!
ya know, I bet the Pacer was actually pretty quick, having had two 4.0 powered Heeps (yeah, I know the Pacer was the 4.2)
Even so, whenever I drive my Heep I seem to be able to accelerate MUCH faster than your average Maryland driver. They make up for it by running red lights though (I only wish I were kidding)
Even so, whenever I drive my Heep I seem to be able to accelerate MUCH faster than your average Maryland driver. They make up for it by running red lights though (I only wish I were kidding)
The Pacer was actually supposed to have a rotary engine in it, but the plug got pulled on that. They crammed the 258 I6 in there in it's place. I think eventually they could be had with a 304 V8. I'm no AMC expert but I think their other V8 engines used the same physical size block, if so that means a 390 or 401 would swap in.
soundmotor
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Another one, the DKW Schnellaster, postwar Germany. I have a thing for oddball panel trucks and this one is definitely that -
soundmotor
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Here's another, the Dayton T. Brown. Never heard of the brand before -
Here's my offering for oddball cars. My 1959 English Ford Escort. (Essentially a Ford Anglia Wagon or Estate Car for you Brits)
Side valve engine (Flat Head if you prefer) with 3 speed manual gearbox. 0 - 50 in a blazing 20 seconds!!! Under 30k original miles, and all original.
Definitely not something commonly seen this side of the pond.
Side valve engine (Flat Head if you prefer) with 3 speed manual gearbox. 0 - 50 in a blazing 20 seconds!!! Under 30k original miles, and all original.
Definitely not something commonly seen this side of the pond.
soundmotor
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Grew up in central CA. I can recall seeing these still on the road then. The original Smart car.
soundmotor
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Yes it is left hand drive. Originally sold here in NJ by a Ford dealer in 1959. Actually a neat little car. Folding rear seat for carrying stuff, and it came with two options - a heater and sliding rear windows!
If you ever get to the Reading, PA area and find yourself bored, the Boyertown Auto Museum has some real oddities in it. Their specialty is Pennsylvania-built cars. They have a large number of pre-war vehicles from manufacturers that didn't survive until the Depression, let alone through it. This is one from their collection, a 1914 Pullman Speedster
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soundmotor
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soundmotor
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If you ever get to the Reading, PA area and find yourself bored, the Boyertown Auto Museum has some real oddities in it. Their specialty is Pennsylvania-built cars. They have a large number of pre-war vehicles from manufacturers that didn't survive until the Depression, let alone through it. This is one from their collection, a 1914 Pullman Speedster
You'd like this museum them, many Brass Age vehicles. It is way north in Maine near Bar Harbor. I was really surprised when I went in.
The museum looks like nothing much from the outside.
But then you get inside...
English Fords had been sold here for quite a while by 1959. In that year 42,413 ENFOs were sold in the US. Here's some more on the story.
www.enfostuff.com/history/A_Brief_History_of_English_Fords_in_North_America.html
soundmotor
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Today I learned...
Explains the Cortina someone had at school my freshman college year.