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MetroMPG 01-11-2016 01:28 PM

Did Francis Ford Coppola hide this working EV1 from GM?
 
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On a recent TV series version of Jay Leno's Garage, Jay interviewed Francis Ford Coppola, who's apparently a big EV enthusiast. And he's got an EV1 in his garage.

That's super interesting, because after rounding up & crushing the EV1 fleet, only about 40 universities and museums were given cars for their static collections. Those cars were intentionally disabled -- drivetrain parts removed -- by GM.

Quote:

The only intact EV1 was donated to the Smithsonian Institution.[9]" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
Yet here we have a private owner with an EV1. How'd that happen?

Quote:

"I Really loved this car, and when I heard they [GM] were going to destroy them all, I hid it... so that they couldn't get it" - Francis Ford Coppola, (Jay Leno's Garage s01e08)
Source: EV1 owned by Francis Ford Coppola - Imgur

Is it intact? Would it still work? Dunno!

gone-ot 01-11-2016 03:15 PM

Obviousely, somebody at GM got their palm thoroughly "greased" with battery electrolyte (wink).

user removed 01-11-2016 03:16 PM

His arse be worth kissing?

:D:D:D:D

regards
mech

MetroMPG 01-11-2016 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Tele man (Post 504452)
Obviousely, somebody at GM got their palm thoroughly "greased" with battery electrolyte (wink).

Hope the "greasee" didn't wipe his hand on his pants. That'll make a hole.

gone-ot 01-11-2016 04:23 PM

...and thus "...disappearing thru the hole..."

Frank Lee 01-11-2016 04:41 PM

Lots of fabulous GM show/concept cars were supposed to be crushed too, but they keep turning up for restoration from a certain junkyard. Good!

elhigh 01-11-2016 04:51 PM

Imagine the EV1 repowered even with plain ol' Leaf batteries.

When the EV1 got upgraded to its NiMH cells it had about 26 kW-h of energy aboard and had 160 miles worth of range. A new Leaf is carrying 30 kW-h, and the pack weighs less than half as much. Now drop that kind of capacity into the EV1 with its ultra-slippery profile and I can only guess what its range might do. 250 miles doesn't sound wrong.

gone-ot 01-11-2016 05:17 PM

Detroit's Mr. Magoo = GM "short-sightedness"

https://img1.etsystatic.com/075/2/57...69501_pksy.jpg

Xist 01-11-2016 08:45 PM

Did he just reveal this now? I can just imagine Coppola sneaking up to an engineer:

"Psst! You, with the glasses! Wanna see my EV1?"

gone-ot 01-11-2016 09:59 PM

Nah! He (Coppola) only mentioned AFTER he was SURE all the GM management & engineers had seen ALL of the GODFATHER shows...assuring his protection (wink,wink).

elhigh 01-14-2016 08:21 AM

"Something happens to my EV1, you wake up next to an Aztek grille. Know what I'm saying?"


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