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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

Well, you won't hear me saying anything bad about full metal cars! In the movie it just looks like it's ready for painting and start driving (in a bad french way Very Happy

) What about the engine, Rover V8?

JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

It's far from finished, and I guess the engine bay will be cleaned up.

can't remember what the engine is... but I guess Rover V8 is a possibility... although something tells me it's a US engine...

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björn · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

you are talking about woody's google video?
i cant see it it's not working
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Bart · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject:

Olli · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: Bom Chicka Wah Wah

I thik that engine in Google video is Rovers. You can get different
intake maniford for it. In rover (or related buick) engine valve
covers are in that straight position.

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backfire · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

Yep, basically the rover V8 is the buick engine from 1961, but because of thechnical problems they stopped using it and later Rover used it because it is a very light engine compared to the iron V8.
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Malte · Lowered Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 534 Location: Germany

i'm shure most of you know this one:[img]

http://www.tractionavant.ch/Berichte/HotRod/Ebay.htm

i like it. off course if it was my one, i would paint primerd-black with some scallops or something :) i would also take some white-wall tires.
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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

I don't think a Traction has the right body for scallops.

Malte · Lowered Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 534 Location: Germany

Shedspeed · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

http://citroenid19hotrod.blogspot.com/

Its not a traction, but I really like this.
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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

Try again! Wink

Panthershaun · Dropped Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 247 Location: Kent, UK

don't think much of the wheels Confused

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Kustombart · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:16 am Post subject:

Hmm dunno about that DS. I don't really like the whole "fit a classic with oversize shiny billet aluminium wheels and low profile tyres" movement.

I also haven't seen a good looking Traction hotrod yet. There have been some attempts. I remember a yellow Belgian or french roadster (conversion from berline) some 20 years ago. It was fenderless and 80s style. I'll see if I can dig up a picture.

There's one V8 traction on youtube somewhere.

The big question is: do you keep front wheel drive and struggle with the styling (especially fenderless) or do you go all out with a big engine and rear wheel drive?

My opinion is that if you go fenderless, you have to chop it to a coupe or roadster. That big body without fenders looks silly.

BTW, this is a Traction lookalike from 1935. It's a Unic U4B, also french.

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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

Here is small picture of an add for the article about the yellow one, unfortunately the magazine was sold already. I actually like it, very interesting car for it's period.

Kustombart · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

That's the one I mean. I like what they did with the body only it looks too smooth and the grille and wheels are wrong. But it's late 80s fashion, I guess.

It was featured in Chroom & Vlammen, a magazine you must know, Sam. They also had a yellow Citroen hotrod, I believe it was a B-series from the 20s?
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