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[Ruttman98]

1961 Pontiac Monte Carlo roadster concept

Based on the intermediate Tempest chassis with the wheelbase cut down to 98 inches.

The car still exists today albeit with a full height windshield to accommodate a convertible top and wire wheels replacing the Halibrand mags.

 

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1957 Devin

 

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1961 Pontiac Monte Carlo roadster concept

Based on the intermediate Tempest chassis with the wheelbase cut down to 98 inches.

The car still exists today albeit with a full height windshield to accommodate a convertible top and wire wheels replacing the Halibrand mags.

Was this the same series Tempest that used a transaxle? In high school my best friend had an early sixties Tempest, white, red interior, four door; four banger, single barrel carb, engine and clutch up front, driveshaft to rear integral gearbox/differential. To my knowledge the only American production car to use this layout.

 

[Ruttman98]

Was this the same series Tempest that used a transaxle? In high school my best friend had an early sixties Tempest, white, red interior, four door; four banger, single barrel carb, engine and clutch up front, driveshaft to rear integral gearbox/differential. To my knowledge the only American production car to use this layout.

Correct--1961 to 1963 Tempest used the rear transaxle with swing axles ala Mercedes-Benz connected to the engine via a thin slightly bowed staft--described as like a torsion bar--cushioned by a rubber bushing and nestled inside a torque tube. The arrangement made for a very flat floor.

Driveshaft arrangement predated the late 1970s Porsche 924 and 928. Only U.S. car to come close was the C5-C7 Corvette.

Tempest trivia; there was no convertible for 1961. (In 1962 and 1963 when the platform offered convertibles they were badged as LeMans.) Coupe was a late 1961 introduction making them almost as rare as the station wagon.

Poncho trivia which I just read the other day; John Delorean wanted the "rope drive" drivetrain to go into 1959 full-sized Pontiacs. The compact revolution hitting Detroit prompted the switch to the Skylark/F-85/Tempest unibody chassis.

Imagine: A 1967 Firebird package inrroduced with the 4-bbl OHC 6 Sprint engine with a refinement of the early Tempest transaxle, 4-wheel disc brakes ala Camaro Z/28 J-L8 option, and 15x7-in wheels.

 

[MantrackerWRC]

I `ve just came from a rally event.
Audi Quattro
Peugeot 306 MAXI
Hyundai i20 RALLY 2
Rally Festival Hoznayo 2022
Ill be posting more in the future

 

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1967 Holman Moody Ford "Honker"; 600hp 377ci V8, sponsored by Paul Newman, driven by Mario Andretti. Lack of development time meant it wasn't nearly as competitive as it looked. Later driven by Newman in the film "Winning". Auctioned in 2013 for approx $285,000.

 

[MantrackerWRC]

BMW M3 E30 Gr A
Dani Sordo with his father´s car.
Rally Festival Hoznayo 2022

 

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Doran Dallara Ford

 

[Peppelino]

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Not Boyd, is it ?

 

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Matra MS630

 

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1959 SAAB "Monster", basically a Type 93 stripped down and equipped with a pair of 3-cyl, 2-stroke engines producing 135hp driving the front wheels. Two drivers ran it for 48hrs at Gellerasen, achieving a top speed of 196kph. Apparently little else done with it; it did not qualify for any racing series at the time, and the engine weight being ahead of the front wheels made for massive understeer; it became a museum queen.

 

[MantrackerWRC]

Porsche 911 SC
Rallye Festival Hoznayo 2022

i have also made and upload a video on youtube if you want to watch some action of this rally beast

 

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[MantrackerWRC]

Citroën Traction Avant.
The first front wheel drive car

 

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1965 Chevron 2B

 

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Bob Dahlgren, Swedish Touring Car Series

 

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Bugatti Royale, one of the largest production cars ever made; 7000lb, 770ci 300hp straight 8. Only seven built, 1927-1933, no two alike; six survive. (Surplus engines were used in locomotives.)

 

[MantrackerWRC]

Ford F250 Bigfoot Monster Truck

 

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1933 BMW 303, doesn't even look dated