So I found a really old picture
02-07-2009, 09:01 PM
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So I found a really old picture
So i found a really old picture of one of my dad's cars he used to have before he sold it back in the day. He doesn't remember what it was and my friends (who know a lot about cars) can't seem to identify it either...
I was thinking some kind of lotus elise or something, but maybe one of you will have luck
I was thinking some kind of lotus elise or something, but maybe one of you will have luck
02-07-2009, 10:22 PM
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Mazda3 and Honda Civic in
Was there a Tv show back in the day with this car(hardcastle and mcormick), maybe its called a coyote or something like that.
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nope this is what I was thinking of
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nope this is what I was thinking of
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I think its a Melkus or something similar to it.
02-07-2009, 10:35 PM
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On second thought maybe a Fiberfab Valkyrie or Avenger knockoff.
Isn't that the Corvair motor in that car?
Isn't that the Corvair motor in that car?
02-07-2009, 10:46 PM
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The car itself almost looks to be of a quasi-Porsche 917. Some time and thought went into it, as it appears to be tube framed with some type of transaxle behind the engine.
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02-07-2009, 10:49 PM
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Appears to be a chevy v8 from the exhaust, alt up from, distributor in back..
Corvair engines were aircooled flat sixes...
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Right, I should have clarified, the Avengers sometimes had Corvair motors at least the ones I've seen.
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It's a kit car based on either a VW Bug or Corvair chassis, but not by any of the better or still-existing body manufacturers like Mirage, Fiberfab, etc. based on the visible body gaps, seams and joints in the photos.
Other than that,
There were kits using all sorts of running gear with those chassis, everything from the stock VW 4s to full-race 427 c.i. side-oilers.
The photo looks like it was taken in the early- to mid-70's based on the cars in the background. The wheels look like American Racing "Vectors" or Vector knock-offs.
Other than that,
There were kits using all sorts of running gear with those chassis, everything from the stock VW 4s to full-race 427 c.i. side-oilers.
The photo looks like it was taken in the early- to mid-70's based on the cars in the background. The wheels look like American Racing "Vectors" or Vector knock-offs.
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