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| 222.62 | Perhaps this can get some life in the conference ? | CURRNT::PACE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Tue Dec 17 1991 21:05 | 95 |
| Entered from CAR magazine, without permission :-
1. Which current production car is available on four different
wheelbases ?
2. Which model range started life with fwd, and ended it with rear ?
3. Which car is fitted with grey bumpers for 'environmental reasons' ?
4. Where is the Nissan Uno made, and what is it ?
5. Where is the front-engined, rear-wheel-drive Volkswagen 1500 made ?
6. What was the last Australian-built car to be imported into the UK ?
7. Name three cars with a transverse engine and rear-wheel-drive, but
not four-wheel-drive.
8. What is currently the most expensive single option on a new car in
Britain ?
9. Name two manufacturers selling cars that come with a recharchable
torch (not a torch key) as standard.
10. Name a car that has steel-suspended front suspension and
fluid-sprung rear.
11. Which car was optionally available with an executive briefcase in
the dashboard ?
12. Which car was optionally available with a tailored holdall in
stripey trim ?
13. Which car had a handbag attached to its driver's door ?
14. Name two cars that come with bottle holders as standard.
15. Which car had a part-time 4wd system that was automatically engaged
when the windscreen wipers were triggered ?.
16. Name the range of cars that came with two types of steering gear -
recirculating ball or worm and roller - at random. Clue: one of them
remains in production today.
17. On which car did the eyeball air vent first appear ?
18. Which British car had four cylinders, 16 valves, a single overhead
camshaft, a vinyl roof and (optionally) six forward speeds ?
19. Which is the last manufacturer to offer cars with overdrive ?
20. Name three cars that have an air-conditioned glovebox.
21. Name four production cars that have six-speed gearboxes.
22. What does it say on the steering wheel boss of an HC-series
(the last) Vauxhall Viva ?
23. Which Honda had plastic front wings ?
24. What was the first voume production car to have a pantograph
rear wiper ?
25. Which manufacturer offers a one-touch electric sunroof ?
26. Which production car comes with the most vanity mirrors as
standard, and how many ?
27. Name two cars that have air vents in their B-pillars.
28. Name two cars that have front tyres wider than their rears.
29. What was the trade name of Triplex's heated rear window element ?
30. Which cars display part of their name in the h.r.w. element ?
31. Which was the first car to have its h.r.w. elements arranged
to defrost a frozen rear wiper blade ?
32. Name two makes of car that have heated front screens.
33. Name three current production cars (not 4x4s) that have completely
flat glass.
34. Which car had frosted instrument glasses in order to reduce glare ?
That's the lot. I should point out that this is also a competition,
but I'm not going to bother entering. If all answers appear in this
conference, there is nowt to stop anyone doing so...
All of the questions are about cars of the past 30 years.
J.R.
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| 222.63 | answers, whaddayamean, answers ? | CURRNT::PACE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Tue Dec 17 1991 21:37 | 157 |
| 1. Which current production car is available on four different
wheelbases ?
Land Rover 'Defender' perhaps ? 90, 110, 130, and ???
2. Which model range started life with fwd, and ended it with rear ?
Haven't a clue...
3. Which car is fitted with grey bumpers for 'environmental reasons' ?
Richard's White Honda - he doesn't clean it,
is that for 'environmental reasons' ?
4. Where is the Nissan Uno made, and what is it ?
Perhaps a Japanese micro-car, nah too obvious.
5. Where is the front-engined, rear-wheel-drive Volkswagen 1500 made ?
Brazil ? But what might it be ?
6. What was the last Australian-built car to be imported into the UK ?
A muscle car ? A Holden Commodore ? Skippy's personal transport ?
7. Name three cars with a transverse engine and rear-wheel-drive, but
not four-wheel-drive.
Question doesn't say if engine is in the front, how about a list
of mid- or rear- engined cars (but still transverse) ?
8. What is currently the most expensive single option on a new car in
Britain ?
Whether you buy it or not ? The H.P. payments ? The insurance ?
9. Name two manufacturers selling cars that come with a recharchable
torch (not a torch key) as standard.
Is this to wave down motorists when your <unpopular car> breaks down ?
10. Name a car that has steel-suspended front suspension and
fluid-sprung rear.
Something French. BX rear suspension on some other estate or 4wd.
11. Which car was optionally available with an executive briefcase in
the dashboard ?
Japanese gimmick ? British tomfoolery ?
12. Which car was optionally available with a tailored holdall in
stripey trim ?
2CV ? Oh no, that's the sunroof...
13. Which car had a handbag attached to its driver's door ?
2CV again, when the roof blows off ?
14. Name two cars that come with bottle holders as standard.
My Jeep has this. Perhaps two Jeeps ?
15. Which car had a part-time 4wd system that was automatically engaged
when the windscreen wipers were triggered ?.
Some Jap gimmick, probably a Subaru or a Honda.
16. Name the range of cars that came with two types of steering gear -
recirculating ball or worm and roller - at random. Clue: one of them
remains in production today.
Morgan ? They don't know what they've got...
17. On which car did the eyeball air vent first appear ?
Whatever [Italian ?] car rusted through the dash the soonest ?
18. Which British car had four cylinders, 16 valves, a single overhead
camshaft, a vinyl roof and (optionally) six forward speeds ?
Depends if overdrive counts, then is it a Sprint ?
19. Which is the last manufacturer to offer cars with overdrive ?
Probably Triumph.
20. Name three cars that have an air-conditioned glovebox.
My Jeep again ! Derek's 23 ?
21. Name four production cars that have six-speed gearboxes.
Corvette loadsamotor ZR1, what else ?
(assuming that Group A rally car gearboxes don't count).
22. What does it say on the steering wheel boss of an HC-series
(the last) Vauxhall Viva ?
"Get out now, while you still can" ?
23. Which Honda had plastic front wings ?
Their trail bike range ?
24. What was the first volume production car to have a pantograph
rear wiper ?
Dunno. Been discussed recently in notes...
25. Which manufacturer offers a one-touch electric sunroof ?
My Alfa sunroof goes back in one go, does that count ?
26. Which production car comes with the most vanity mirrors as
standard, and how many ?
Anyone know, anyone got one ? Who's vain ?
27. Name two cars that have air vents in their B-pillars.
Rusty Italian cars ? ;-) Derek's 23 ? Lotus 7 types ?
28. Name two cars that have front tyres wider than their rears.
Porsche 911's that have spun 180 degrees ?
29. What was the trade name of Triplex's heated rear window element ?
Who gives a ???
30. Which cars display part of their name in the h.r.w. element ?
H H H H H H Honda, when tilted ninety degrees ?
31. Which was the first car to have its h.r.w. elements arranged
to defrost a frozen rear wiper blade ?
Probably Ford, since they like rear wipers.
32. Name two makes of car that have heated front screens.
Think this one's been done to death already in notes.
33. Name three current production cars (not 4x4s) that have completely
flat glass.
Fiat Panda for one, maybe an Esprit, any other ideas ?
34. Which car had frosted instrument glasses in order to reduce glare ?
My Jeep yet again, once they get damp and steam up, there is
certainly no glare to complain about.
J.R.
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| 222.64 | No. 2 - Ford Sierra ? | MUDIS3::VUSW11::HOUGH | | Wed Dec 18 1991 09:46 | 6 |
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Didn't the Sierra start off as a fwd and end up as a rwd because
of lack of time/money and was beaten to the post by the new cavalier?
Richard.
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| 222.65 | My turn ... | FUTURS::LEECH | O.K. Mr. Moley... | Wed Dec 18 1991 10:27 | 160 |
| 1. Which current production car is available on four different
wheelbases ?
Pass, ask me one on sport ...
2. Which model range started life with fwd, and ended it with rear ?
Honda Prelude or something like ?
3. Which car is fitted with grey bumpers for 'environmental reasons' ?
B.M.W.
4. Where is the Nissan Uno made, and what is it ?
Australia for a guess, but what is it ?
5. Where is the front-engined, rear-wheel-drive Volkswagen 1500 made ?
Mexico ?
6. What was the last Australian-built car to be imported into the UK ?
err... dunno.
7. Name three cars with a transverse engine and rear-wheel-drive, but
not four-wheel-drive.
Lancia Monte Carlo ? Toyota MR2 ? Fiat X/19 ?
8. What is currently the most expensive single option on a new car in
Britain ?
Automatic transmission ?
9. Name two manufacturers selling cars that come with a recharchable
torch (not a torch key) as standard.
Mercedes and Lada ?
10. Name a car that has steel-suspended front suspension and
fluid-sprung rear.
Well, it's not mine !
11. Which car was optionally available with an executive briefcase in
the dashboard ?
Bristol Beaufighter or something like ?
12. Which car was optionally available with a tailored holdall in
stripey trim ?
>> 2CV ? Oh no, that's the sunroof...
Oh no, thats the holdall...
13. Which car had a handbag attached to its driver's door ?
Seems like a nice car...
14. Name two cars that come with bottle holders as standard.
Do washer bottle holders count ?
15. Which car had a part-time 4wd system that was automatically engaged
when the windscreen wipers were triggered ?.
Subaru at a guess.
16. Name the range of cars that came with two types of steering gear -
recirculating ball or worm and roller - at random. Clue: one of them
remains in production today.
Morgan ?
17. On which car did the eyeball air vent first appear ?
Ventilation ? Whats that ?
18. Which British car had four cylinders, 16 valves, a single overhead
camshaft, a vinyl roof and (optionally) six forward speeds ?
Dolly Sprint ?
19. Which is the last manufacturer to offer cars with overdrive ?
Triumph ?
20. Name three cars that have an air-conditioned glovebox.
Rolls Royce and Lexus ?
21. Name four production cars that have six-speed gearboxes.
Corvette ZR1, Porsche 968, and ...?
22. What does it say on the steering wheel boss of an HC-series
(the last) Vauxhall Viva ?
"Watch out, Beadles about ..." ?
or "MUG" ?
23. Which Honda had plastic front wings ?
An old civic (like Riks ? ;^) ?
24. What was the first volume production car to have a pantograph
rear wiper ?
Ford ?
25. Which manufacturer offers a one-touch electric sunroof ?
Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Mercedes ?
26. Which production car comes with the most vanity mirrors as
standard, and how many ?
Testarossa ? I know they've got a huge one on the glove box !
27. Name two cars that have air vents in their B-pillars.
pass...
28. Name two cars that have front tyres wider than their rears.
A Porsche whos owner has rotated the wheels to even out the wear ?
29. What was the trade name of Triplex's heated rear window element ?
The triplex heated rear window element ?
30. Which cars display part of their name in the h.r.w. element ?
no idea.
31. Which was the first car to have its h.r.w. elements arranged
to defrost a frozen rear wiper blade ?
Ford again ?
32. Name two makes of car that have heated front screens.
>> Think this one's been done to death already in notes.
ditto.
33. Name three current production cars (not 4x4s) that have completely
flat glass.
Was'nt this in notes somewhere ?
34. Which car had frosted instrument glasses in order to reduce glare ?
V.W. ?
Shaun.
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| 222.66 | | NEWOA::ALFORD_J | The intermission fish... | Wed Dec 18 1991 10:59 | 5 |
| 8. What is currently the most expensive single option on a new car in
Britain ?
At over 27% of the cost of a new car...probably the "new car tax"...
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| 222.67 | | NEWOA::SAXBY | magic in that old silk hat... | Wed Dec 18 1991 10:59 | 7 |
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Started FWD and ended RWD...
The Triumph 1300/1500 were FWD and then the car changed into the RWD
Toledo and 1500TC... Is that it?
Mark
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| 222.68 | Some more answers | VOGON::MORGAN | Capt. Fabby Face | Wed Dec 18 1991 11:01 | 43 |
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3. Which car is fitted with grey bumpers for 'environmental reasons' ?
BMW
5. Where is the front-engined, rear-wheel-drive Volkswagen 1500 made ?
Is this the Seat Toledo ?, if so, Spain
8. What is currently the most expensive single option on a new car in
Britain ?
Air conditioning ??
or a BMW badge ??
12. Which car was optionally available with a tailored holdall in
stripey trim ?
Fiat X19
14. Name two cars that come with bottle holders as standard.
Citroen AX - for the bottle of Evian
17. On which car did the eyeball air vent first appear ?
Mini ?
20. Name three cars that have an air-conditioned glovebox.
Vauxhall Calibra is one.
26. Which production car comes with the most vanity mirrors as
standard, and how many ?
Roller, six
32. Name two makes of car that have heated front screens.
Ford and Rolls
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| 222.69 | | VOGON::ATWAL | dream out loud | Wed Dec 18 1991 11:54 | 13 |
| 222.70 | | FUTURS::LEECH | O.K. Mr. Moley... | Wed Dec 18 1991 11:56 | 7 |
| >> At over 27% of the cost of a new car...probably the "new car tax"...
Since when has this been an option ?
Shaun
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| 222.71 | italian ones | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Wed Dec 18 1991 13:23 | 7 |
| 222.72 | | CURRNT::PACE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Wed Dec 18 1991 13:28 | 14 |
| >> -< italian ones >-
These are what I would expect - although I would only have been
able to name one of them as definitely being transverse engined
(the Cizeta), since I know little about these cars, other than
the fact that they are generally extremely desirable.
I guess that these mid-engined vehicles are the sort of thing that
the question is looking for. If not, does anyone know of any cars
that are rear-wheel drive with transverse engines up front ?
It seems an unusual configuration to me.
J.R.
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| 222.73 | George's GTA V6 Turbo has plastic wheel arches. | FUTURS::WATSON | Rik Watson | Wed Dec 18 1991 14:47 | 8 |
| 222.74 | | CURRNT::PACE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Wed Dec 18 1991 15:08 | 6 |
| >> Rik -whose-white-Civic-is-neither-dirty...
I was actually referring to the CRX, which is usually parked next to
that other dirty (but not white) car in the SBP car park ;-)
J.R.
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| 222.75 | | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Wed Dec 18 1991 16:14 | 18 |
| 222.76 | | NEWOA::SAXBY | magic in that old silk hat... | Wed Dec 18 1991 16:22 | 4 |
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Do they still make the Renault 4?
Mark
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| 222.77 | | NEWOA::SAXBY | magic in that old silk hat... | Wed Dec 18 1991 16:24 | 12 |
|
4 cars with 6 speed boxes?
1. Porsche 959
2. Lotus Carlton
3. Vauxhall Calibra Turbo (not production yet...)
4. Chevrolet Corvette.
Mark
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| 222.78 | Porsche 968 also has 6 speed box | UFHIS::GVIPOND | | Wed Dec 18 1991 16:28 | 2 |
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| 222.79 | | NEWOA::SAXBY | magic in that old silk hat... | Wed Dec 18 1991 16:29 | 6 |
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2 makes with heated windscreens?
Marcos, Caterham! :^)
Mark
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| 222.80 | hrw | OASS::BURDEN_D | He's no fun, he fell right over | Wed Dec 18 1991 16:33 | 5 |
| >30. Which cars display part of their name in the h.r.w element ?
Audi quattro - the 'quattro' is spelled out - at least here in the US
Dave
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| 222.81 | Renault 4 | EEMELI::JMANNINEN | IKnowIt'sTrue'causeISawItOnVT | Thu Dec 19 1991 09:18 | 6 |
| re.76
Yes, Renault 4 is still being made, but not in France anymore.
Maybe in Yugoslavia or somewhere in Asia?
- Jyri -
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| 222.82 | new suggestions | HAMPS::LINCOLN_J | | Thu Dec 19 1991 15:14 | 7 |
| Eyeball ventilators first on Cortina Mk1?
Imp and X1.9 for transverse RW drive?
Lotus Esprit has a flat windscreen, but is it totally flat?
-John
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| 222.83 | Well someone had to have them! | SUBURB::VEALES | Simon Veale - DEC Park, Reading | Thu Dec 19 1991 15:31 | 4 |
| Re .82
I don't recall my old Imp being transverse... but then again it's a few
years ago now, and I can hardly remember what I did last week !
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| 222.84 | | COMICS::WEGG | I've got everything, bar humbugs. | Thu Dec 19 1991 15:41 | 6 |
| You're right, the Imp wasn't transverse. The early models had provision
for a starting handle - through the rear bumper not the offside wing!
As for front engined cars, was the Frazer Nash transverse?
Ian.
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| 222.85 | | NEWOA::ALFORD_J | The intermission fish... | Thu Dec 19 1991 15:51 | 2 |
|
The 2CV has a flat windscreen....possibly the Dyane as well ?
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| 222.86 | Torches | YUPPY::NEALEA | Alison Neale | Thu Dec 19 1991 17:51 | 5 |
| The BMW 300 series has a rechargable torch (at least the old model
did).
Alison
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| 222.87 | .6 | DCC::HAGARTY | Essen, Trinken und Shaggen... | Fri Dec 20 1991 12:51 | 6 |
| 222.88 | Tyre wear bar depth | MARVIN::STRACHAN | Graham Strachan CBN-Reading 830-4752 | Fri Dec 20 1991 17:41 | 10 |
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To change the subject ....
Does anyone know the depth of tyre tread left when you get down
to level with the wear bar. I'm asking this as I don't know how
to best check the tyres when the regulations change.
I could get a ruler out ..
Graham
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| 222.89 | Legal, but safe? | WOTVAX::MEAKINS | Clive Meakins | Fri Dec 20 1991 17:54 | 5 |
| > Does anyone know the depth of tyre tread left when you get down
> to level with the wear bar. I'm asking this as I don't know how
> to best check the tyres when the regulations change.
Stand to be corrected, but I think it's 1.6 mm.
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| 222.90 | | SBPUS4::MARK | I wanna be a slug...... | Fri Dec 20 1991 17:57 | 6 |
|
What is the situation with punctures on the lease scheme ? What do I do ?
Mark - (First lease car, first puncture)
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| 222.91 | ...or ask Fleet... | NEWOA::ALFORD_J | The intermission fish... | Fri Dec 20 1991 18:03 | 6 |
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> What is the situation with punctures on the lease scheme ? What do I do ?
Get it mended, pay with your fleet card.
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| 222.92 | Punctures | KERNEL::SHELLEYR | | Fri Dec 20 1991 18:18 | 23 |
|
A good question Mark. I mentioned this earlier but received no replies.
Last year I had a puncture on a perfectly good rear tyre. At the time
my other half had the car and drove 5 miles on a flat tyre. After she
completed her journey she inspected the tyres and noticed that one of the
tyres was ripped to shreds. Later she told me that she thought the car
handled strangely !
Anyway after swapping it for the spare I nipped down to the friendly
ATS people, they looked at the tyre, smiled, I gave them my prime card,
they phoned Hertz, replaced the tyre and everyone was happy.
I've no idea what the situation is these days. It depends if you call a
puncture "driver abuse" ?
What are other lease car drivers experiences with punctures ?
Roy
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| 222.93 | t'is a far,far better note that I go to | KERNEL::ROE | Three Sixteen..Know what I mean John? | Fri Dec 20 1991 20:12 | 6 |
| surely the last several replies would be better placed in the note on
new tyre laws, Mr Moderator?
Merry Christmas all.....
Mike
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| 222.94 | Revision. | NEWOA::SAXBY | magic in that old silk hat... | Mon Dec 23 1991 13:06 | 7 |
|
Re 6 speed cars.
Scrap the Calibra Turbo from my list (not yet production) and add the
BMW 850i manual.
Mark
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| 222.95 | | CURRNT::PACE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Mon Dec 23 1991 13:15 | 9 |
| Not all that much response here. The questions are obviously that
bit more difficult than they may at first appear.
Anyone know of cars with larger front tyres than rear ?
I'd guess at an old Citroen, perhaps a DS ?
or maybe one even older, how about the Traction Avant ?
J.R.
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| 222.96 | It is meant to be trivia!! | HAMPS::JORDAN | Chris Jordan, Digital Services - Office Consultant, London | Mon Dec 23 1991 13:51 | 3 |
| 222.97 | | CURRNT::PACE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Mon Dec 23 1991 15:51 | 12 |
| As for six-speed gearboxes, how about the following list :
Audi 100 TDI
BMW 850i
Corvette ZR1
Lotus Carlton (or is that 'louts' Carlton ;-)
Porsche 968
Porsche 959
All listed in a Fast Lane article on six-speeders...
J.R.
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| 222.98 | Different tyre sizes... | DOOZER::JENKINS | You want 'ken cabbage | Tue Dec 24 1991 03:55 | 6 |
| 222.99 | in all honesty I don't have a clue.. | UBOHUB::BELL_A1 | | Wed Dec 25 1991 02:51 | 15 |
|
I know the make of car that started with 3 wheels and then went to 4
the Morgan, it had a boat like body with 1 wheel at the back, a front
mounted engine which drove the 2 front wheels. Bugatti may have also
had a similar arrangement.
Production cars with larger front tyres than rear: quite a few of the
front wheel drive tarmac AND grass/mud rallye cars have used this set
up. Non production ?? nah! they all seem to produce loads of BHP and
bent panels..... :-).
cars with 6 gears: most modern cars these days 5 forward and 1 reverse.
Alan
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| 222.100 | | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Sat Dec 28 1991 22:47 | 5 |
| Previous replies aboutthe DS are right. The original DS19 had bigger
and wider tyres atthe front. And wider track obviously ...
Later models (don't know exactly when) DS21, DS23, ... changed to
identical size on both front and rear wheels.
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| 222.101 | | SUBURB::TAYLORG | RIP: Freddie Murcury 24-nov-1991 | Thu Jan 02 1992 16:48 | 4 |
| The answer to question 19 of the quiz it Volvo with the 4 speed +
Overdrive 5 on the 940/960 Turbo's.
Grant
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| 222.102 | LOTUS Esprit | SHAWB1::PAGETS | 234251 The Number of the Beast | Thu Jan 02 1992 16:55 | 3 |
| I believe the '92 spec Esprit Turbo SE has a 6 speed box.
Sean.
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| 222.103 | | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Thu Jan 02 1992 17:18 | 14 |
| 222.104 | single question quizz | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Thu Jan 02 1992 17:22 | 4 |
| An easy question (waiting for the answers to .62):
- what happened to the brazilian Renault factory (when they built
Renault 12s) ?
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| 222.105 | | COMICS::WEGG | I've got everything, bar humbugs. | Mon Jan 06 1992 11:28 | 5 |
| BMW (Issetta) and Meschershmitt (sp?) both made 4 wheeled versions of
their bubble cars that had much larger wheels at the front than the
back.
Ian.
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| 222.106 | | SUBURB::TAYLORG | RIP: Freddie Murcury 24-nov-1991 | Mon Jan 06 1992 14:05 | 6 |
| re-1
And the Mid-Engined Renault % Turbo has wider wheels at the front than
at the back.
Grant
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| 222.107 | only sometimes | OASS::BURDEN_D | He's no fun, he fell right over | Mon Jan 06 1992 20:59 | 1 |
| But that's only after you've managed to loop it in the middle of a turn.....
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| 222.108 | .107 sounds like the only reason... | PERKY::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Wed Jan 08 1992 12:11 | 6 |
| >> And the Mid-Engined Renault % Turbo has wider wheels at the front than
>> at the back.
Que ?
J.R.
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| 222.109 | hand cranks? | OASS::BURDEN_D | '24 Stude - The only way to Tour | Tue Mar 31 1992 22:05 | 4 |
| A real question here. What was the last car made with some sort of hand
crank mechanism (or pull starter) for the engine?
Dave
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| 222.110 | | UPROAR::EVANSG | Gwyn Evans @ IME - Open DECtrade | Tue Mar 31 1992 23:17 | 1 |
| Citroen 2CV's have a hand starter which doubles as the wheel spanner.
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| 222.111 | | FUTURS::LEECH | Three wheels on my wagon... | Tue Mar 31 1992 23:18 | 9 |
| >>A real question here. What was the last car made with some sort of hand
>>crank mechanism (or pull starter) for the engine?
2CV ? ( or as seen in passing 2CV6 !)
Shaun.
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| 222.112 | | EEMELI::JMANNINEN | IKnowIt'sTrue'causeISawItOnVT | Wed Apr 01 1992 09:48 | 8 |
| Re: .109
>What was the last car made with some sort of hand
>crank mechanism (or pull starter) for the engine?
Lada still has it.
- Jyri -
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| 222.113 | | VOGON::MITCHELLE | Beware of the green meanie | Wed Apr 01 1992 12:44 | 2 |
|
and Land Rovers, I think....
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| 222.114 | Range Rovers | GVA05::STIFF | Paul Stiff, DSSR, DTN:821-4167 | Wed Apr 01 1992 15:54 | 3 |
| And Range Rovers (1983 at least).
Paul
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| 222.115 | Straight 8's? | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Mon May 08 1995 22:13 | 6 |
| When did the various European and British car makers stop producing straight
8's? I have a good list of US makers, the last was in 1954, it appears, but I
only know about the Zil 110 (Soviet) which had one through 1958.
Thanks
Dave
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| 222.116 | How long is long? | ASABET::JROGERS | | Mon May 08 1995 22:40 | 3 |
| Didn't Packard use a straight-12 or even a straight-16?
Jeff
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| 222.117 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Mon May 08 1995 23:46 | 5 |
| I dunno if it counts, but the British Army's FV600 series armoured vehicles
(ie Saladin and Saracen, the former entering service in 1956) were powered
by Rolls Royce B80/6D straight 8's.
Chris.
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| 222.118 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Tue May 09 1995 00:00 | 16 |
| >Didn't Packard use a straight-12 or even a straight-16?
I don't think there were any straight 12's or 16's produced. Lots of companies
had V-12's and a few had V16's, but I think the straight 8 was the longest (in
cylinders) that was used.
> I dunno if it counts, but the British Army's FV600 series armoured vehicles
>(ie Saladin and Saracen, the former entering service in 1956) were powered
>by Rolls Royce B80/6D straight 8's.
Was this engine a derivative of an engine for a road car or a special military
design? When did R-R stop making this engine?
Thanks for the replies!
Dave
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| 222.119 | a bit of speculation... | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Tue May 09 1995 00:26 | 13 |
| >Was this engine a derivative of an engine for a road car or a special military
>design? When did R-R stop making this engine?
my guess is that the engine's a derivitive of one used in civilian vehicles,
as, at that time, the Army had a tendancy to buy engines `off the shelf', so
to speak, rather than have new ones developed.
I can't say how long this particular engine was in production, as my source
of reference is pretty old (1962!); the vehicle itself saw many years
service, but I suspect that the powerplant and transmission may have been
revised several times.
Chris.
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| 222.120 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Tue May 09 1995 21:58 | 12 |
| All this recent talk of engine designs reminds me of another curio I've
heard of occasionally, the opposing piston design. This engine has two
pistons per cylinder, with the valve apparatus in the middle of it, driving
crankshafts at either side of the engine block. The most extreme example
I know of (or at least have heard about) is the unit used in some diesel
locomotives, which consists of three of these units arranged in a triangle
driving common crankshafts at each corner. Does anyone know the origin
of this design, and whether it has any particular advantages over more
`traditional' designs, or was it just a novelty idea created on the whim
of some nutty designer?
Chris.
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| 222.121 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Wed May 10 1995 01:26 | 7 |
| I believe the original ISO design for the Isetta engine used this type - 1
cylinder and two pistons. I don't know what advantages they were supposed to
have, maybe just a long flat engine?
I'm still intrigued by the radial vs rotary airplane engines....
Dave
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| 222.122 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Wed May 10 1995 01:33 | 8 |
| >I'm still intrigued by the radial vs rotary airplane engines....
wasn't the rotary one supposed to provide superior cooling? Not
that I imagine it would be needed at a couple of hundred MPH in
the air, but it certainly provided a hefty flywheel arrangement
(not to mention a nightmarish fuel induction system!)
Chris,
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| 222.123 | More on the horizontally opposed engine | CHEFS::NAYLORG | | Wed May 10 1995 11:20 | 14 |
| Hi,
The opposing piston engne was also produced in a 6 cylinder 12 piston
multi fuel version and fitten to Cheiftan tanks, I think it was 12 or
16 Litre. The fun used to be when the big ends wore and the engine was
revved resulting in two of the pistons meeting in the middle then
exiting rapidly out of the side of the engine.
The pistons from this engine are about 3" diameter by 9" high with
concave tops and make excellent ash trays (nobody kicks them over at
parties especially if the steel 1.5" dia gudgeon pin is left in)
Graham.
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| 222.124 | | BAHTAT::DODD | | Thu May 11 1995 17:16 | 4 |
| If you haven't, see 223.867 and following for some misplaced Deltic
ramblings.
Andrew
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| 222.125 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Thu May 11 1995 17:35 | 8 |
| > If you haven't, see 223.867 and following for some misplaced Deltic
> ramblings.
Thanks Andrew, I new I'd seen something about that before but I couldn't
remember where!
Cheers,
Chris.
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| 222.126 | Canadian Volvos? | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Fri Jun 09 1995 18:58 | 5 |
| When did Volvo start producing cars in Canada (and where) and when did they stop?
(I know the first part, but do not know when they stopped.)
Dave
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| 222.127 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Sat Jun 10 1995 02:48 | 6 |
| >(I know the first part, but do not know when they stopped.)
I also know the first part (of the question, that is, because that's
the bit that appears on my 80 column screen! :)
Chris$pedant. (Oh, what a give away!)
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| 222.128 | Some random RAC Rally trivia | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Sat Jul 22 1995 08:40 | 9 |
| Why wasn't the RAC held in 1957 or 1967? (I don't know the answer)
What driver/co-driver combination has won the rally 3 years in a row, with the
same make and model car?
What driver/co-driver combination has won the rally 4 years, but not all in a
row?
Dave
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| 222.129 | | UNTADH::SAXBY | Something Olympian about him | Mon Jul 24 1995 12:16 | 7 |
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One of the years that it wasn't held was because of an outbreak of Foot
and Mouth disease (affects cattle, in case it's not known by such a
name outside the UK) - probably 67?
Mark
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