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Old 09-03-2013, 04:32 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I like the bullet train mini van concept.
If GM built more vehicles like that then they might still be called "General Motors".

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Old 09-04-2013, 05:11 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I see a very large plagiari... er, resemblance between the TranSport and the 1983 Ford Ghia MiniMax concept:



{I think Ghia did it better)
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Ghia definitely did it smaller.
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Old 09-04-2013, 10:52 PM   #24 (permalink)
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For your enjoyment a Lumina APV Turbo Diesel: 2L Pueget engine, 5 speed manual, Looks like a bit of a resrtiction in the tail pipe. Notice the dash board, it says unleaded fuel only, Only available in Europe.

They were also available with the Oldsmobile Quad-4 and the 3.1L V6, but not the 3.8L, and automatic transmission was awailable only with the V6. On a sidenote, the Peugeot XUD9 engine is occasionally quoted to be able to run on straight vegetable oil as a standard feature.

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