[DeTomaso] NPC- Multi Engine Hot Rods and Land Speed Record Cars

[Forest Goodhart]

Take a look at this video where TV Tommy Ivo explains how the four engine 
showboat worked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_TDSTNPGzU


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From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: JDeRyke at aol.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Sun, September 12, 2010 4:45:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- Multi Engine Hot Rods and Land Speed Record Cars

Yes, I think some were all looks and push power for car shows, others were
very real, here's one.

Mickey Thompson's Challenger !


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/MickeyThompsonLandSpeedRecordCar.jpg


Still curious how all that HP got to the ground.

Michael


On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:37 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> I suspect the models were only imaginative exercises, but there are
> multi-engine tractors built for pulling contests, and they have rather
> innovative driveshafts all feeding gigantic rear wheels- maybe with dual
> differentials, 'cause the 4wd guys run in a separate class. Not sure how it
> all gets to the ground... twin Allison V-12s, or 4 or 6 blown big-blocks
> should generate "excitement" if a u-joint breaks under power in what's
> essentially a rail dragster. My 2¢- J DeRyke




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