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Back in the late sixties, early seventies Crown engineering (I think out of LA) made a kit for the Corvair that allowed you to mount a Chevy V8 midships in the back seat. Suspension and brake upgrades were available.
The only review I read said the car was awesome. Almost zero polar momentum.
I was always intrigued by that kit, but never even saw a completed car.
Anyone here ever drive or ride in one?
The only review I read said the car was awesome. Almost zero polar momentum.
I was always intrigued by that kit, but never even saw a completed car.
Anyone here ever drive or ride in one?
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Originally Posted by robb' date='Feb 22 2005, 02:24 PM
Can you say "lift off throttle over steer!"
IMO, personally I think that Ralph Nader and Joan Claybrook (Queen of the 85 MPH speedometer. Yeah, that was great idea! Why not limit altimeters in planes as well so the pilot will not know how high they are?
) should have both been deported to France for their impact on the American car industry. My favorite quote from that sad era is from Cook Neilson of motorcycle road racing fame and Cycle World Magazine on road testing the Honda 750F sport bike back then. It went something like this: An 85 MPH speedometer does not belong anywhere, especially on a bike like this. If it does belong anywhere, it should be on Joan Claybrook's mouth! (I second that opinion).
P.S. It brings me back to my all time favorite bumper sticker spotted on the back bumper of a really "built" Plymouth Road Runner in the early 70's. It simply stated the truth that will never fly in the entitlement real world:
Ban low performance drivers, not high performance cars!
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Originally Posted by matt_inva' date='Feb 22 2005, 04:12 PM
IMO, personally I think that Ralph Nader and Joan Claybrook (Queen of the 85 MPH speedometer. Yeah, that was great idea! Why not limit altimeters in planes as well so the pilot will not know how high they are? ) should have both been deported to France for their impact on the American car industry.
) should have both been deported to France for their impact on the American car industry. To be fair to Claybrook, her speedometers were probably a pretty good excuse for arguing tickets down to 85. ("I thought I was going 85, honestly, that's what the speedometer said!")
Then again, people thought Elizabeth Dole's center mount brake lights were stupid, too, until the statistics demonstrated that they really did reduce rear end collisions. I guess that's why we still have center mount brake lights but not 85 mph speedometers.
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