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freebeard · 01-24-2016, 10:23 PM

mcrews -- I found a lot of stuff in the Hemmings blog a while back. For instance in 1951 Studebaker commissioned a prototype from Porsche (the Type 542) that delivered with two engines, water- and air-cooled 120° V-6s.

SIA Flashback – A Studebaker by Porsche | Hemmings Daily

steddie -- The front hood and fenderline is very similar, but that's about it. Chassis construction and drive train are all different. The progenitor of the Beetle is more likely Josef Ganz or Hans Ledwinka.

History is fun! End of threadjack, sorry aerohead.

Edit: I'm reneging, but maybe I can drag this back on-topic. I went poking around on Hemmings/SIA site looking at the GM and Ford rear-engined experiments linked at the beginning of that post and found this:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/06/10/sia-flashback-fwd-bendix-swc/

A one-off prototype from the Steel Wheel Corporation (really Bendix) that could easily be mistaken for an Airflow (it has DeSoto grill and headlights). Designed in 1932, finished by 1934; never shown in the USofA—it went to Europe to promote Bendix products

2nd Edit: Man, that thing is weird. Worm gear differential. Steam cooling (!) for the flathead engine. Front A-arms mounted to the engine block/transmission.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,693 Thanks: 8,144 Thanked 8,924 Times in 7,367 Posts	mcrews -- I found a lot of stuff in the Hemmings blog a while back. For instance in 1951 Studebaker commissioned a prototype from Porsche (the Type 542) that delivered with two engines, water- and air-cooled 120° V-6s. SIA Flashback – A Studebaker by Porsche \| Hemmings Daily steddie -- The front hood and fenderline is very similar, but that's about it. Chassis construction and drive train are all different. The progenitor of the Beetle is more likely Josef Ganz or Hans Ledwinka. History is fun! End of threadjack, sorry aerohead. Edit: I'm reneging, but maybe I can drag this back on-topic. I went poking around on Hemmings/SIA site looking at the GM and Ford rear-engined experiments linked at the beginning of that post and found this: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/06/10/sia-flashback-fwd-bendix-swc/ A one-off prototype from the Steel Wheel Corporation (really Bendix) that could easily be mistaken for an Airflow (it has DeSoto grill and headlights). Designed in 1932, finished by 1934; never shown in the USofA—it went to Europe to promote Bendix products 2nd Edit: Man, that thing is weird. Worm gear differential. Steam cooling (!) for the flathead engine. Front A-arms mounted to the engine block/transmission. Last edited by freebeard; 01-25-2016 at 02:52 AM..