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Old 05-16-2011, 05:21 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
1950's.
Quite a few of the cars back then were big American cars, as the industry here was just about recovering from WW2.

My dad started his business with a Chevy truck with an oversized gasoline engine - replaced with a Bedford later in the 60s
Are you sure it wasn't ex-army ? There was quite a bit of excess stock available just then, especially down your way I suspect

Back on topic - the Aerocivic is a top car though - who here hasn't looked at it, and then their own car and just wondered. Unless I have missed the point this is a superb example of what can be done by taking one aspect of efficiency (Aero) to an extreme. Add in a Lupo 3L engine and 100 would be more like a 'bad tank' - maybe, but that defeats the $400 budget aspect which is still amazing.
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