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The blowers on a two stroke diesel have to function or it won't run. Looks like a 12V71 which has 2 6V71 blowers. It looks like the drive is modified, I assume to change the drive ratio and speed the blowers up.
Looks like a 12-71 Jimmy with 2 more 6V71 blowers on top of the original blowers,with a belt drive to power them . The blowers below are gear driven from the crank.
The pic below is off FB Marketplace.......ARGENTINA ! I didn't even know they made these, but is basically a Dodge version of a Ford B-100. And a Ford B-100 is like a Suburban, or Excursion. The Fords were produced in a couple different Plants, IIRC, Mexico, Argentina, & possibly Venezuela?
Anyways, here's what the Latin American version of a Dodge Suburban looks like.............
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/951563813164224/
Anyways, here's what the Latin American version of a Dodge Suburban looks like.............
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/951563813164224/
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And, here's a B-400 for you!! This one is a three door, I've also seen two doors, and four doors. (not unlike the '67 thru 72 Chev Suburbans, which had 3 doors....)
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/395397656553994
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/395397656553994
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René Stapp was a French racing driver who in 1932 attempted to break the land speed record with one of the most outlandish, and ugliest, cars to ever attempt to do so.
The car was built in Paris between 1930 and 1932, then taken to the popular Daytona Beach venue in the United States for an attempt at the land speed record.
Power was supplied by two Bristol Jupiter radial aero engines.
Some web sources also describe the car itself as being named "Jupiter".
Assuming a generous 600 bhp per engine in racing trim, this would have given a power comparable to Malcolm Campbell's cars and so it wasn't an obviously impossible contender.
However the general engineering was at the Heath Robinson level and failed to inspire confidence.
The car was destroyed by fire on the beach at La Baule, a popular motor-racing venue of the period.
René Stapp was a French racing driver who in 1932 attempted to break the land speed record with one of the most outlandish, and ugliest, cars to ever attempt to do so.
The car was built in Paris between 1930 and 1932, then taken to the popular Daytona Beach venue in the United States for an attempt at the land speed record.
Power was supplied by two Bristol Jupiter radial aero engines.
Some web sources also describe the car itself as being named "Jupiter".
Assuming a generous 600 bhp per engine in racing trim, this would have given a power comparable to Malcolm Campbell's cars and so it wasn't an obviously impossible contender.
However the general engineering was at the Heath Robinson level and failed to inspire confidence.
The car was destroyed by fire on the beach at La Baule, a popular motor-racing venue of the period.
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EV's have been toyed with since the early 1900's and once and in while the major manufacturers would dive into the EV terriorty and abondon it just as fast as they built it.
Here is one such example.
GM began working to develop a viable electric car in the mid-1960s.
Electrovair II was one of the experimental engineering vehicles built as part of the program.
It was powered by a 532 volt silver-zinc battery system that combined with its 115 HP electric motor delivered a top speed of 80 MPH and a range of 40 to 80 miles per charge.
The cost and complexity of the silver-zinc system made it impractical for high volume production.
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Here is one such example.
GM began working to develop a viable electric car in the mid-1960s.
Electrovair II was one of the experimental engineering vehicles built as part of the program.
It was powered by a 532 volt silver-zinc battery system that combined with its 115 HP electric motor delivered a top speed of 80 MPH and a range of 40 to 80 miles per charge.
The cost and complexity of the silver-zinc system made it impractical for high volume production.
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Kind of makes you want to lift up the skirt and see what’s under there…ha
The trick is being able to discern the difference between a skirt..........and a KILT !! lol
That is incredibly COOL .
And scary at the same time!
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The #Playbunny Coach was created by Eric Medeiros in the late 1960’s from a 1955 #Chevrolet #Nomad.
As was common with customizers of Nomads, the car length was chopped eight inches and the top four inches.
But that’s where the similarities ceased and the true customization began.
The roof was mated with an #Oldsmobile Vista #Cruiser to create a “glass-in-roof” and the whole front end was completely fabricated from sheetmetal. It was shown regularly at car shows in the 1970’s complete with #Playboy #Playmates.
The car was restored and updated in 2001, rebuilding the 396 CI engine and transmission.
The tail lights were replaced with sequential #Mercury #Cougar taillights, and it had a #Mustang II front end, #Lincoln rearend, and chrome side pipes.
Source: LeMay Family Collection Foundation
The #Playbunny Coach was created by Eric Medeiros in the late 1960’s from a 1955 #Chevrolet #Nomad.
As was common with customizers of Nomads, the car length was chopped eight inches and the top four inches.
But that’s where the similarities ceased and the true customization began.
The roof was mated with an #Oldsmobile Vista #Cruiser to create a “glass-in-roof” and the whole front end was completely fabricated from sheetmetal. It was shown regularly at car shows in the 1970’s complete with #Playboy #Playmates.
The car was restored and updated in 2001, rebuilding the 396 CI engine and transmission.
The tail lights were replaced with sequential #Mercury #Cougar taillights, and it had a #Mustang II front end, #Lincoln rearend, and chrome side pipes.
Source: LeMay Family Collection Foundation
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THE BRUTAL AMERICAN 20-LITRE V-4 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CHRISTIE RACING CAR OF 1907
The most spectacular and brutal car Christie ever built was definitely the V-4 racer of 1907.
It had an engine that housed an astonishing 20 liters (1,214 cubic inches), mounted transversely, the crankshaft taking the place of the front axle! It was a completely new design, specially built for the 1907 racing season and using no parts from previous racers.
The immense engine had a bore and stroke of 184 x 184 mm (7 1/4 inch square) and 8 atmospheric inlet valves per cylinder and just one mechanically opened overhead exhaust valve.
The transverse mounted engine employed crankshaft mounted spur gears and telescopic U-joints on each end to drive the front wheels, originally through a transmission arrangement that featured dangerously exposed gears.
Later this was changed, to make it better suited for high-speed racing.
THE BRUTAL AMERICAN 20-LITRE V-4 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CHRISTIE RACING CAR OF 1907
The most spectacular and brutal car Christie ever built was definitely the V-4 racer of 1907.
It had an engine that housed an astonishing 20 liters (1,214 cubic inches), mounted transversely, the crankshaft taking the place of the front axle! It was a completely new design, specially built for the 1907 racing season and using no parts from previous racers.
The immense engine had a bore and stroke of 184 x 184 mm (7 1/4 inch square) and 8 atmospheric inlet valves per cylinder and just one mechanically opened overhead exhaust valve.
The transverse mounted engine employed crankshaft mounted spur gears and telescopic U-joints on each end to drive the front wheels, originally through a transmission arrangement that featured dangerously exposed gears.
Later this was changed, to make it better suited for high-speed racing.
