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

[Rob Dumoulin]

I love to go to large car shows to see both great specimens of history and
to see what unique concepts people do with cars.  Every year, I hit the
Moultrie GA swap meet the weekend before Thanksgiving and the Turkey Run in
Daytona FL the weekend right after Thanksgiving.  A few years ago at the
Daytona show there was a truck with and extended frame and twin V8s end to
end.  The guy tied the flywheel of the front motor to the front balancer of
the second with a short shaft.

This truck was cool, though not on the topic.  You are looking at the front
of the truck.  In the back (where the cab is) there are wheelie bars and the
entire cab is installed facing the other direction.

http://www.truckinweb.com/webonly/0904trweb_2008_turkey_rod_run_truck_show/photo_03.html

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 6:38 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just curious as to the available brain power and knowledge base found here.
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> When many of us were kids, there were many famous cars seen in magazines,
> car shows and even made as Hot Wheels
> ( Most famous was the "Twin Mill" ). where the cars were equipped with 2,4,
> 6 and 8 individual V8 Engines.
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> My question is, how did they get all that power to work together and turn
> one drive shaft?
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> Did any of them have the engines turn in different directions on each side
>  to offset the massive torque?
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> How efficient were they ( obviously once jets were adapted, they stopped
> building them ).
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> Thanks,
>
> Probably a little bored today as well.
>
> Michael Shortt
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Rob DuMoulin
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