[DeTomaso] NPC: Foose Coupe on BaT

[Roland]

It is a front midengine car. So there is a ZF gearbox, but certainly not a ZF transaxle. 

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> Am 09.08.2017 um 17:12 schrieb Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
> 
>   Yup, this stemmed from the original Hemisfear project:
> 
>   [1]http://www.chipfoose.com/ws_display.asp?filter=Hemisfear
> 
>   Coincidentally, Foose lived across the street from Lloyd Butfoy so the
>   use of a new RBT ZF was a natural....
> 
>   Mike
>   Sent from my iPad
> 
>   On Aug 9, 2017, at 07:48, Julian Kift <[2]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   wrote:
> 
>     BaT auctions has the last produced (of five) Foose Coupes on auction
>     and although I am not typically a big fan of hot rods, I was
>   surprised
>     to read this coupe is mid engine modular V8 mated to a ZF 5 speed
>     transaxle. Apparently the design went back to Chip's college days.
>     From the side profile of the car and where the seat line is it is
>   hard
>     to believe there is a V8 and ZF shoehorned behind the driver. Chip
>   did
>     an awesome job with the lines of the car masking a mid engine and
>     although I recall seeing photos of the car previously, never for one
>     minute did it cross my mind it was anything other than another front
>     engine coupe. Quite the design and engineering feat, I have to
>     wonder how it drives!
>     Julian
>     [1][3]http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-foose-coupe/
>   References
>     1. [4]http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-foose-coupe/
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> References
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>   1. http://www.chipfoose.com/ws_display.asp?filter=Hemisfear
>   2. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
>   3. http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-foose-coupe/
>   4. http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-foose-coupe/
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