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

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Sun Sep 12 20:03:13 EDT 2010


Wow, that was cool, Thanks

That's why I like the forum, so many minds, usually all focused on
one...er..two things that sometimes can squeeze in something new.

Michael




On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net> wrote:

> Take a look at this video where TV Tommy Ivo explains how the four engine
> showboat worked.
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> 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
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> Yes, I think some were all looks and push power for car shows, others were
> very real, here's one.
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> Mickey Thompson's Challenger !
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> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/MickeyThompsonLandSpeedRecordCar.jpg
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> Still curious how all that HP got to the ground.
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> Michael
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> On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:37 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
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> > 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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