But it's certainly one I've never seen before.
And it's so simple. And so obvious.
Well it appears to be. There's sure to be someone out there, Mr Sharkey perhaps,
who'll be able to shed some light
on this slide-out motor...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Dies it have a stretchable drive shaft?? (grin)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I wondered about that too DD.
DeleteI'm waiting for Mr Sharkey, the font of all knowledge to come up with the answers...
Keith, I spent some time looking but found the item.
ReplyDeleteHere is the pertinent quote:
"The engine and transmission were mounted on a separate subframe which was secured with only six bolts. The entire drivetrain could thus be lowered and removed from the car in minutes. Tucker envisioned loaner engines being quickly swapped in for service in just 30 minutes.[15]"
That info came from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_48 Look at Innovative design features
Thankyou Major Knowall. I wasn't panicking. I knew you'd come through. As you always do. You made the deadline with almost a whole minute to spare...
DeleteIt was a Bus by the DAF company in the Netherlands. The photo is from their museum archives. That would be where to find out the exact information you want to know about this vehicle.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nrcq.nl/2015/02/25/verhip-daar-rijdt-daf-truck-nummer-1-000-000-van-de-band
Thanks very much for that Karin.
DeleteHow the DAF company, and others of course, have changed things over the years...
It's still a great idea and wouldn't be out of place in today's vehicles. We live in such a throw-away society, an easy way to just throw in another engine...
Oh we can just wish that this would happen
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. Take a motor out, throw it away or maybe repair it. Contaminate the environment a little more, put another in. Off we go again. On with the pleasures of life.
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