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08-23-2004, 02:34 PM
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1951 air cooled diesel VW beetle - link to article w/pic
http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/W_Spin/ws_aug-sept-2003/diesel-beetle.html - link to wheelspin magazine
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08-24-2004, 01:20 AM
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Woah. 0-60 in 60 seconds! And a top speed of 68mph if you have a nice tail wind. And you guys and girls with auto 240Ds though YOU were slow! But, the 36-40 mpg sounded good. I don't think I'd drive it everyday, but, it would be nice to have an old beetle with a diesel engine in it.
-Joe
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08-24-2004, 05:54 AM
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I wonder what the heads were made of ….
They toyed with diesels very early in the development of the bug And towards the end of WW2 some of the G@SSers were run off of carbon monoxide  According to a book of mine. I think it’s called the birth of the beetle I’ll scan some pics when I get a chance
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08-24-2004, 10:14 AM
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I heard about that. And so did a lot of people, an air cooled diesel made a lot of noise.
I also heard the prototype was stolen, and that the legal owners reflected what the thief thought about its unusual fuel requirments.
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08-24-2004, 03:18 PM
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Who in their right mind would want to even steal a VW bug?
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08-24-2004, 05:24 PM
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Ok, am I reading that right or does it say it weighed 45-55 pounds or is that the torque numbers?
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10-03-2004, 06:58 PM
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10-04-2004, 11:21 AM
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Porsche also did some air-cooled Diesel farm tractor motors
for a German company. The basic model was a three cylinder in-line, but I think that there was also a four cylinder (also in-line). I'm drawing a blank right now on the company name, but they were marketed in the USA during the '60s.
Addendum: Coldwar is right (see below) -- it was Deutz! Last edited by Fimum Fit; 10-04-2004 at 01:50 PM.
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#9
10-04-2004, 12:58 PM
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Deutz?
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