Stiff
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Jun 27, 2009 14:22:51 GMT
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Sorry if it's a repost but I found this quite interesting. A 10,220cc, radial-engined 360 HP Goggomobil. I would imagine it's more than a little noisy in there. ;D     More info here |
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360 HP GoggomobilBenzBoy
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Jun 27, 2009 14:45:19 GMT
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Jesus H. That's insane!  Good find. |
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Odin
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Jun 27, 2009 15:06:17 GMT
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The assembly part of the video looks very satisfying, slotting together lots of shiny cogs and bearings that fit perfectly. ;D
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Jun 27, 2009 15:31:35 GMT
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There are plenty of much easier ways to get 360hp into a Goggomobil, but are there any ways nearly as cool? Of course not! There is a Goggomobil here in South Australia which was a vintage drag car built in the '70s using a hot VW Beetle engine with twin IDAs which I thought was pretty cool, but this thing blows it out of the water! The guy who built it seems to be more smug than overjoyed though, very stereotypically German.
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mrj
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Jun 27, 2009 16:31:13 GMT
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The guy who built it seems to be more smug than overjoyed though, very stereotypically German. well, i looked at the site and i don't feel good about it.... but that doesn't have anything to do with the car and engineering... |
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
- 1987 VW Passat hatchback
- 1988 VW T25
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Jun 27, 2009 16:41:10 GMT
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Saw that on Jalopnik the other day and was going to post it here too, its a crazy bonkers car  |
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Jun 27, 2009 17:42:46 GMT
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well, I looked at the site and I don't feel good about it.... but that doesn't have anything to do with the car and engineering... urgh. You beat me to it, I just checked that website after the audio-background of the video was quite irritating to me. Quite a schame you couldn't hear the engine, too. Someone needs to respond to this with a Rolls-Royce Merlin (yepp, of a Spitfire) powered Imp. ;D |
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Last Edit: Jun 27, 2009 17:43:53 GMT by alphilsta
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360 HP GoggomobilBenzBoy
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Jun 27, 2009 17:49:44 GMT
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Sorry for being naive here... I take it the music in the background of the video was offensive? I'm not very good at history!  If so, it's a shame the video was spoilt like that... plus the engine soundtrack should be enough! ;D |
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Jun 27, 2009 18:03:58 GMT
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That takes the term ''wolf in sheeps clothing'' to a whole new level, the idea for that must have come after a few beers, or more 8)
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mrj
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Jun 27, 2009 18:08:57 GMT
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Sorry for being naive here... I take it the music in the background of the video was offensive? I'm not very good at history! If so, it's a shame the video was spoilt like that... plus the engine soundtrack should be enough! ;D I think that is something that Oldbus could explain better, it is hard to explain for me, but it looks that the site owner has some +60 year old opinions....  Edit: ha ha, just listened to this music, this is the national anthem of the german democratic republic.... |
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Last Edit: Jun 27, 2009 18:25:33 GMT by mrj
- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
- 1987 VW Passat hatchback
- 1988 VW T25
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Jun 27, 2009 18:37:23 GMT
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Well, the german national anthem itself isn't offensive at all  ...eventhough some strophes are banned. I don't know if those are used here( I didn't listen that close), it's very unusual to use it in such build video, though. And in the third picture it says: - german personnel - german virtue - german high class workmanship Some will never change However, the engineering is amazing. Now get on with that Merlin-powered Imp! \o/ €dit: mrj: I didn't notice that! He found the right one at the end though. But why? |
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Last Edit: Jun 27, 2009 18:45:14 GMT by alphilsta
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360 HP GoggomobilBenzBoy
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Jun 27, 2009 19:35:50 GMT
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Thanks for the explanation guys!  Well... regardless of the guy's nonsense opinions, it's a great car for sure! I suppose the Brit equivalent would be the PPC Meteor-engined Rover SD1. ;D |
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Colonelk
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360 HP GoggomobilColonelk
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Jun 27, 2009 20:48:32 GMT
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By the hammer of thor! Love seeing the construction of the gearbox too, normally these things are just passed over. Id love to have a technical enough mind to design and make my own gearbox! And using a radial awesomes  I do remember having a childhood head project involving a leyland national and a suitably large radial from a ww2 bomber (they were in the multiple 1000hp IIRC) ah happy childhood days ;D no idea about the music / politics or whatever, but the man clearly has some skills and a good imagination to come up with that! |
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Seth
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Jun 27, 2009 22:47:23 GMT
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Incredible machine!
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Jun 29, 2009 12:06:46 GMT
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Well I can see the funny side in the soundtrack, even if nobody else can ;D
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Jun 29, 2009 12:47:36 GMT
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Well I can see the funny side in the soundtrack, even if nobody else can ;D Made me pull a funny face but in a good way. Insane machine as well! |
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Good find.
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