<VV> Corvair Firsts

[J R Read_HML]

Alright....   I'm going back to my ORIGINAL statement.  It was WATER 
cooled - when in a Tucker.

See the statement below:

 Because of the configuration of the engine, Tucker had to design a new oil 
pan, water pump and radiator for it.  The transmission for the new car was 
taken from a Cord, a popular front wheel drive car of the day.  The 
carburetor was a standard Buick carburetor and the starter was from GM.


The line is: http://www.longgandhi.com/tucker.html

So, while it was originally an air cooled (aircraft) engine - Tucker's use 
of it was in a water cooled environment.


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Later, JR
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From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; "Alan and Clare Wesson" 
<alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; "John Kepler" <bigjohnohio@worldnet.att.net>; 
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> Uhhh,  I might be wrong about that.  The engine was from Franklin - 
> originally for helicopter.  So probably WAS air cooled.
>
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> Later, JR
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> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; "John Kepler" 
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>
>> Tucker was water cooled.
>>
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>> Later, JR
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>
>> To: "John Kepler" <bigjohnohio@worldnet.att.net>; 
>> <kaczmarek@charter.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: Re: <VV> Corvair Firsts
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>>
>>> >FIRST (and I believe ONLY) rear engine air cooled American Production 
>>> >Vehicle)
>>>>
>>>> Nope!  Franklin gets that honor and beat the 'Vair by several decades!
>>>
>>> Surely the Franklin wasn't rear engined?
>>>
>>> But the Tucker was!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
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