Rick Fedorchak wrote:
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> Re:
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> At the risk of A.J. going balistic over non-'beamer material, didn't the
> early '60's olds/pontiacs run a rear transaxle of some sort. Remember my
> dad making some snide remarks about them.
>
> Jeff
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> Only the Pontiac ran the rear transaxle in conjunction with a "rope"
> driveshaft. Olds and Buick had the standard issue live axle.
>
> The Pontiac was very similar to, and had the same basic problem as the unit
> in the first generation Corvair. It employed swing axles, and was prone to
> "jacking up" in the rear when pushing it hard through corners, making for
> some very "interesting" handling.
>
>
> Rick FedorchakThis
>fascination with what has basically evolved into a Rover engine is
dumbfounding. The Brits have been fooling w/them for years, but TR-8s
and the like still can't touch small-block Ford power.Pardon me for
yawning. Anyhow, re the Poncho transaxle, wasn't that the "Mc Guffin" in
the film "My Cousin Vinny?"A posi transaxle, that is. Al J. (still on
the soapbox)
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