<VV> Front Drive - Non-Corvair

[Bernie Livengood]

Phyics I in high school taught us that it's basicly
easer to pull than to push!  Bernie


--- WillSmithTFPOCAllenTexas
<TheFreshPrinceofCorvair at comcast.net> wrote:

> I was teaching dealer mechanics for GM when the 80-X
> was introduced. They told us the reason for
> transverse mount engine front drive had nothing to
> do with performance, etc....it was simply to allow
> the car to be smaller and lighter, so the emission
> std could be met, but have an interior big enough
> for Americans to get into. Chev sold the go-whammies
> out of the Citation...lots of dealers were selling
> for sticker plus.
> 
> Speaking of FWD, the Toro, Eldo, Riv were E-Body
> cars...I always wondered why Buick refused to make
> the Riv FWD...that Olds FWD setup was stout enough
> to propel the GMC motor home...but you already knew
> that, I bet! That RV was sure easy to climb up
> into...sat real close to the ground.
> 
> Will Smith
> "The Fresh Prince of Corvair"
> WANTED: 66 Monza vert, 110, pg, white top, no rust,
> great condition, driver for Parade Duty and taking
> kids for a ride in something they've never seen plus
> playing "Find the Motor".
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