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#33431 of 37004 Re: Line-up [grahampeters] by ateixeira

Jun 13, 2012 (6:35 am)

Replying to: grahampeters (Jun 13, 2012 3:53 am)
Monster Mitsubishi?
 
For some reason that engine looks like a mock-up. I wonder if it ran.
 
It does have smooth wheel covers, maybe it was a top speed car for the salt flats?

#33432 of 37004 Re: Line-up [ateixeira] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 13, 2012 (8:26 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 13, 2012 6:35 am)
Must be heavily reinforced underneath. That engine would normally twist that car like a pretzel. It does have a mock-up quality about it though.

#33433 of 37004 Re: Line-up [ateixeira] by bhill2

Jun 13, 2012 (2:22 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 13, 2012 6:35 am)
Since I can see no accommodations that would allow you to close the hood, I would guess that it is either a mock-up or not yet ready for the road (if it ever would be).

#33434 of 37004 Re: Line-up [bhill2] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 13, 2012 (2:59 pm)

Replying to: bhill2 (Jun 13, 2012 2:22 pm)
Could be one of those "weld the steering wheel straight, stomp your foot on it and yell YEE-HAW!" kind of cars.

#33435 of 37004 Movie still> by andys120

Jun 13, 2012 (5:50 pm)

#33436 of 37004 Re: Line-up [stickguy] by omarman

Jun 13, 2012 (6:32 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Jun 12, 2012 5:52 pm)
Wonder if that is some kind of outlaw Pro Stock tribute car project? But that hemi looks like a 392 with the rear mounted distributor, so maybe not.
 
Don Carlton raced one of the hemi-powered Rod Shop Dodge Colts and was killed in an accident while testing his car at the Milan race track in Michigan in the summer of 1977. Billy Stepp from Dayton had one of those banned Pro Stock hemi Colts but it was wrecked during a match race. I think most of them wound up being totaled. Not too surprising though considering the recipe of 426 hemi + short wheelbase. Still amazing that some guys were actually willing to push these tiny things down the track all the way down to the low 8s!

#33437 of 37004 Re: Line-up [omarman] by stickguy

Jun 13, 2012 (8:11 pm)

Replying to: omarman (Jun 13, 2012 6:32 pm)
here is a link to the write up about it where I found the picture. The Ebay link is no longer there though.
 
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/ebay-find-of-the-day-392-hemi-powered-%E2%80%9- 971-dodge-colt/

#33438 of 37004 Re: Movie still> [andys120] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 13, 2012 (8:20 pm)

Replying to: andys120 (Jun 13, 2012 5:50 pm)
Looks like a Renault 4CV and.....maybe a Fiat 1100D?

#33439 of 37004 Re: Line-up [stickguy] by steve_ HOST

Jun 13, 2012 (8:20 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Jun 13, 2012 8:11 pm)
I would have sworn it was Photoshopped.

#33440 of 37004 Re: Movie still> [Mr_Shiftright] by andys120

Jun 13, 2012 (9:14 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 13, 2012 8:20 pm)
The yellow car is indeed a Renault 4CV. Wanna take another guess on the other, it's not a Millecento but it has close to the same displacement?

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