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Solved NIC#245 - Spider by Dennis Smith of NZ
« on: June 26, 2014, 10:18:18 AM »
What was this car called, who built it, and what was unusual about the engine?
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2014, 06:28:24 AM »
Experts ?
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2014, 06:06:31 PM »
Was it a two-stroke ( maybe outboard motor-type ) engine?
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2014, 07:14:32 PM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on July 19, 2014, 06:06:31 PM
Was it a two-stroke ( maybe outboard motor-type ) engine?

Bingo! It was indeed an outboard engine, but that isn't really enough to warrant a lock. What is the car?
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2014, 08:21:58 AM »
Peter Voigt's record-breaking Voigt-Renwick Special, with a Konig 500cc 4 cylinder engine?
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2014, 08:24:12 AM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on July 21, 2014, 08:21:58 AM
Peter Voigt's record-breaking Voigt-Renwick Special, with a Konig 500cc 4 cylinder engine?

Sorry, no.
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2014, 06:44:10 AM »
Pro time.
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2014, 07:05:38 AM »
Dennis Smith's Spyder, built in NZ.
225kg
narrow body: 500mm
1500cc V4 Johnson outboard engine.
3-speed Renault gearbox
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Re: NIC #245
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2014, 07:15:52 AM »
All correct - another ingenious homebuilt car from Down Under.

I dread to think what the power delivery was like. Don't outboards produce all the power in one rush, at max revs?
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