Thursday, September 29, 2016

have you ever seen tires this angled off the vertical? At the same time?


it's that goofy Tempest I think.. the one with the 5/8ths torsion bar driveshaft. http://www.thedrive.com/vintage/5567/carmakers-sometimes-build-strange-things-heres-one-of-the-strangest  I just recall there was something really weird and unique about it


http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/

Turns out, this was a racing set up, and you can read about it here: https://automediaregistry.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/5-ed79259387d159526adca1659b978d35/2016/04/Vintage-Motorsport-Tempest-in-a-Teapot-Parts-1-2.pdf
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown7:53 AM

    Wasn't this model car unique because it used a transaxle?

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    1. Jesse11:33 AM

      I can't recall exactly, but Mike knew it was some derivative of the Corvair axle, and sent me a link that I just added to the post

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  2. Marc B10:06 AM

    The 1963 Pontiac Tempest had independent rear suspension -

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdJza0AbeA

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