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Then theres this....
Then theres this....
 
The latest in urban car-jacking design.
I know of a few areas in my city where I would drive only that vehicle into, and maybe out of.
 
My uncle's half cousin's girlfriend's stepdad had one of these. It had a 4 speed column shift. I know, everyone says they didn't offer the 4 on the column but my uncle swears....
 
K-code said:
My uncle's half cousin's girlfriend's stepdad had one of these. It had a 4 speed column shift. I know, everyone says they didn't offer the 4 on the column but my uncle swears....
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You laugh. A friend of mine did have a 3 cylinder, 2 stroke, FWD, SAAB with 4 on the column.
Yup, it was a weird one.......
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Vintage Review: Saab 96 Special - Car And Driver Tries Three Cylinders - Curbside Classic

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A first car hand me down from his much older BIL.
Being young, dumb and full of .... We had a lot of fun in that car.
In an era of Muscle Cars, it was completely funky and weird.
I read that test to bring back memories. It's pretty spot on.
My favorite line..."It so utterly without showmanship that any performance you get out of it is surprising"... :D :D
 
MichaelB said:
You laugh. A friend of mine did have a 3 cylinder, 2 stroke, FWD, SAAB with 4 on the column.
Yup, it was a weird one.......
www.curbsideclassic.com

Vintage Review: Saab 96 Special - Car And Driver Tries Three Cylinders - Curbside Classic

(first posted 3/15/2016) Saab was starting to take root in the Northeast when Car and Driver decided to conduct a road test in the March 1966 issue to see if […]
www.curbsideclassic.com www.curbsideclassic.com
A first car hand me down from his much older BIL.
Being young, dumb and full of .... We had a lot of fun in that car.
In an era of Muscle Cars, it was completely funky and weird.
I read that test to bring back memories. It's pretty spot on.
My favorite line..."It so utterly without showmanship that any performance you get out of it is surprising"... :D :D
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My dad and I pulled that exact same engine and put into a class H modified racing frame he built for amateur/beginner class at Mid-America raceways.
The thing was ungodly loud with an unfettered free flow exhaust. It had front end stabilization issues which were interesting to work out but building that with my dad offered experience and knowledge I still share with my sons and grandkids today.
 
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MichaelB said:
You laugh. A friend of mine did have a 3 cylinder, 2 stroke, FWD, SAAB with 4 on the column.
Yup, it was a weird one.......
www.curbsideclassic.com

Vintage Review: Saab 96 Special - Car And Driver Tries Three Cylinders - Curbside Classic

(first posted 3/15/2016) Saab was starting to take root in the Northeast when Car and Driver decided to conduct a road test in the March 1966 issue to see if […]
www.curbsideclassic.com www.curbsideclassic.com
A first car hand me down from his much older BIL.
Being young, dumb and full of .... We had a lot of fun in that car.
In an era of Muscle Cars, it was completely funky and weird.
I read that test to bring back memories. It's pretty spot on.
My favorite line..."It so utterly without showmanship that any performance you get out of it is surprising"... :D :D
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My mum had a Volvo variamatic
That was an oddball car
I used to borrow it on occasions
I soon realised it was as fast in reverse as forwards
I terrified a few mates with that car
Luckily my mum never found out
 
VW vacuum clutch semi-automatics... off-road, with motobuds, whilst partaking....
 
concours said:
VW vacuum clutch semi-automatics... off-road, with motobuds, whilst partaking....
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had a lot of fun with the VW vacuum clutch semi automatics. An enterprising German called Mr Koch used the engine, gearbox and rear suspension to make a winch - the wheels were turned into spools that held 3000ft of 7x7 galvanished wire rope. The clutchs vacuum solenoid was switched in or out with a switch on the 'dashboard'.

They were suitably powerful and reliable, and the perfect way to launch a hang glider from a flat field up to 1000ft or so.

Could even get a Superfloater off the ground if there was a bit of wind.
 
I am a strong believer that 'some things are so bad that they are good'. I wish I could fine someone who has a 1929 Bentley. I would pay to drive it. A Lancia Lamda would also be good.
Anyone who owns any of that old garbage is extremely lucky. Modern cars and motorcycles are bullshit. They serve a purpose which is not really about helping people to feel good.
 
baz said:
My mum had a Volvo variamatic
That was an oddball car
I used to borrow it on occasions
I soon realised it was as fast in reverse as forwards
I terrified a few mates with that car
Luckily my mum never found out
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I went to a job involving one of them (ex fireman) where the old lady owner had just bought it brand new and wasn't used to the gears, she had managed to get it into reverse and crash it onto a railway crossing. She was ok but the car was wrecked (no trains either we had them stopped)
 
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trident sam said:
I went to a job involving one of them (ex fireman) where the old lady owner had just bought it brand new and wasn't used to the gears, she had managed to get it into reverse and crash it onto a railway crossing. She was ok but the car was wrecked (no trains either we had them stopped)
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80 mph in reverse in those cars
 
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