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Date:   Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:20:37 -0600
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From:   jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu (John Gladu)
Subject:   Re:[F] Extra large engines

At 12:35 AM 2/1/96, Tim Parker wrote: >Harrah's Auto Collection in Reno had a one-only built car named the Julian, >built in 1925, that had a horizontally mounted mid-engine 5 cylinder radial >air-cooled engine. If I'm not mistaken, The crank was bolted to the frame >and the engine rotated, as in the early aircraft. The Julian was also the >first car with "air shocks".

Interesting. Think of the torque-effects... The Tucker had a transplanted helicopter engine (according to the movie version of the story), but I don't know what the config of the powerplant was.

bcnu - Grungy jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu '61 dddPanel Walkthru (The BozoBus) '68 & '69 Bugs (Frunobulax & Bertha) '89 Vanagon GL '90 Vanagon GL


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