air cooled
06-05-2001, 11:33 AM
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air cooled
I know of only four air(oil) cooled automobiles - VW Beetle, 356, Corvair, 911. Are air cooled cars ever front engined? If not, why not? Isn't there any air up front?
Off on a tangent, would anyone be upset with a V8 conversion for a Corvair?
[ 05-06-2001: Message edited by: billwagnon ]
Off on a tangent, would anyone be upset with a V8 conversion for a Corvair?
[ 05-06-2001: Message edited by: billwagnon ]
06-05-2001, 12:04 PM
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Wasn't the original Morgan three wheeler, with front wheel drive, air cooled?
And of course, over time, many of Porsches racing machines have been air cooled.
[ 05-06-2001: Message edited by: Bill Gregory ]
And of course, over time, many of Porsches racing machines have been air cooled.
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06-06-2001, 12:19 AM
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I know of one other, the American made Franklin. They were produced from 1902-1934 and all were air cooled front engine. Actually, they even made a twelve cylinder model.
06-06-2001, 12:46 AM
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Bill, the Morgan 3 wheelers were indeed air cooled, running a V Twin style motorcycle engines in front. However, I'm pretty sure (I'll have to confirm in some reference sources) they were rear drive, w/ "reverse tricycle" layout having a single (driven) rear wheel. Part of a long standing theme of 3 wheelers from GB to avoid the taxes on autos, since they were legally considered motorcycles.
06-06-2001, 01:06 AM
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Never forget that Czechoslovakian Tatra with its air-cooled V-8 in the rear.
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06-06-2001, 01:09 AM
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Some others (use www.google.com to get info cause Explorer just crashed and I lost the links I put in here):
Oh, and, ahem, the Porsche 914 and VW Bus, Variant/type 4, Karmann Ghia etc etc
[ 06-06-2001: Message edited by: CamB ]
- Tatra, from Czechoslovakia (sp?) - rear engine, decent power (oops, I got beaten to the punch on that one)
- BMW Isetta etc - rear engine
- Fiat Bambina might have been air cooled (rear engine). Fiat 600 and 850 were watercooled but rear engine I think
- AND.... Citroen GS - I am pretty sure this is front engine and air cooled.
- Trabant - from East Germany -might be front engine - worth checking. Definitely 2 stroke. http://users.netlink.com.au/~andrewl/mct/prod.htm
Oh, and, ahem, the Porsche 914 and VW Bus, Variant/type 4, Karmann Ghia etc etc
[ 06-06-2001: Message edited by: CamB ]