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dwasson
04-14-2006, 03:52 PM
Name the American car with a curved driveshaft.
Blackened300a
04-14-2006, 03:55 PM
Isnt the C5 Corvette the first car to come out with a flexible driveshaft?
dwasson
04-14-2006, 03:58 PM
Nope, it isn't the first.
Bluerauder
04-14-2006, 05:27 PM
Nope, it isn't the first.
I know better than to get into car trivia with Dan after he pulled a "Jensen Healey" out of his hat at WDC 2005. :D
DirtyDog
04-14-2006, 06:06 PM
Pontiac Tempest don't remember the year.
BigMerc
04-14-2006, 06:13 PM
1961 I believe
dwasson
04-14-2006, 06:15 PM
We have a winner! The 1961 Tempest had a curved driveshaft, without U-Joints, connecting the engine and the rear transaxle, that was based on the Corvair. GM came up with the flexible driveshaft idea as a way to isolate the vibration from the atrocious 4 cyl engine they used. This engine was half of the Pontiac V8 and later morphed into the Iron Duke, proving that it is difficult to ever kill a truly bad idea.