Aircooled quiz.

Hertz · 2007-01-16T11:26:52+00:00

How many non VW aircoolers can you name? One answer per person, and car must have 4 wheels not including spare.

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Jan 2007, 10:20 am

#565241

Doug Sweetman wrote:Bugger EMPI beat me to it..... dad used to have two of those NSU prinz..... dont know where they are now.

Wolfsberg here in melbourne has an ex race one that is orange, it was found ontop of a 40ft container in Qld

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Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Jan 2007, 2:04 pm

#565283

Notch Nut wrote:1948 Tucker Torpedo (589 cui Helicopter engine).:o

Mate thats one I would never have though of. Great car the mighty Tucker

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 18 Jan 2007, 3:48 pm

#565303

I stand corrected. In that case the 650 is a rebodied 500. The floorpans are the same I think. Pretty sure you can put a 500 body straight onto the FSM floorpan and get an extra 350cc... wow 18kW

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 18 Jan 2007, 8:56 pm

#565383

Grey 57 wrote:
Notch Nut wrote:1948 Tucker Torpedo (589 cui Helicopter engine).:o
Mate thats one I would never have though of. Great car the mighty Tucker

Real pitty only 51 ever got built.
I'd love one of those in my garage. Might be worth my while becoming mates with Jay Leno or something?

- Adam.

If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Jan 2007, 9:26 pm

#565400

Tucker was a rear engine too.

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koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 18 Jan 2007, 9:54 pm

#565412

Franklin, even made a 12 cylinder!

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amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 19 Jan 2007, 7:52 am

#565485

there was a movie about the story of the tucker. cant remember exactly but think it was some kind of conspiracy against it.