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rear engined - no googling

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  • 01-09-2008 10:03pm
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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭


    following on from the "boxer" thread

    What cars are there that have or had the engine hanging out the back?

    Obviously ..the most famous ones ..the 911 and the beetle (and my inline-four diesel Transporter :D)

    What else? Play fair, no googling ...just from the top of your head


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    Victor_M
    Registered Users Posts: 1,608 ✭✭✭Victor_M


    Did the original Fiat 500? My Mum had one donkeys years ago, I have very fond memories of it and vaguely remember being confused as to why every one else had a car with the engine in the front.


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    blackbox
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    Hillman Imp


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    blackbox
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    Fiat 500, 850 and 850 Coupe
    Fiat 126


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    Murt10
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    Old Skoda. (Always breaking down)


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    chickenhawk
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    Would I be right in saying the Porsche 356?


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    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,332 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Skodas (pre-VW take-over)

    edit- ah - beaten by Murt10


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    blackbox
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    Was there a Renault Alpine?


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    mthd
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    blackbox wrote: »
    Was there a Renault Alpine?

    Yep the renault a610


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    TomMc
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    That aircooled V8 in the Tatra 613.


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    mcwhirter
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    Mg metro 6r4


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    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    DeLorean DMC-12


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    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    Skoda Estelle.


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    mcwhirter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭mcwhirter


    Max_Damage wrote: »
    Skoda Estelle.


    They were the business:D


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    Robbo
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    mthd wrote: »
    Yep the renault a610
    And the A110.


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    E92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭E92


    mcwhirter wrote: »
    They were the business:D

    Yes they were - it was hard to find anything worse than one of these, even back then:D! They were the business at being a complete and utter heap!

    And then there was the Skoda Rapid:D!

    The Ferrari F40, F50, 288 GTO and Renault Alpine 1600(was it even a Renault?)(from as recently as 1973 I think it was:)) are all rear engined cars.


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    Hagar
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    Max_Damage wrote: »
    Skoda Estelle.
    There was a Skoda Sports also, so light on steering that concrete blocks had to be carried in the front corners of the boot. :eek::D


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    RobAMerc
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    Going take a chance and not google this - but the NSU Prinz was rear engined as far as I know.

    I could be wrong.


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    Anan1
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    Renault 8


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    Anan1
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    E92 wrote: »
    The Ferrari F40, F50, 288 GTO and Renault Alpine 1600(was it even a Renault?)(from as recently as 1973 I think it was:)) are all rear engined cars.
    I think the first three are mid-engined, the Alpine was rear-engined though.


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Top this: 1899 Benz.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    RobAMerc wrote: »
    Going take a chance and not google this - but the NSU Prinz was rear engined as far as I know.

    I could be wrong.

    You aren't :)

    Are car of similar shape and identical engine postion would have been the Simca 1100


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    E92
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    Anan1 wrote: »
    I think the first three are mid-engined, the Alpine was rear-engined though.
    I think you're right - I was thinking that the F40's engine was a bit too far forward to be rear engined:o!


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    RobAMerc
    Registered Users Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    peasant wrote: »
    You aren't :)

    Are car of similar shape and identical engine postion would have been the Simca 1100

    I am gonna chance the Hillman Imp too so - as far as I can remember there are about 20 variants of it.


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    VH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 690 ✭✭✭VH


    define rear-engined!


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    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,667 ✭✭✭maidhc


    MGF (maybe it is midmounted.. there is room for an umbrella behind it)

    Renault Clio v6


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    Steve
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    Victor_M wrote: »
    Did the original Fiat 500?
    blackbox wrote: »
    Hillman Imp
    Jebus - I remember these. :eek:
    My father had an imp, my aunt had a 500...happy days..:)

    /on topic
    MR2?


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    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Trabant


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    VH
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    SteveC wrote: »
    Jebus - I remember these. :eek:
    My father had an imp, my aunt had a 500...happy days..:)

    /on topic
    MR2?
    M = mid engined
    R = rearwheel drive

    or so the story goes

    hence I asked - rear engined usually means on or behind the back axle


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    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    rebel.ranter wrote: »
    Trabant

    Front engined actually.


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    Steve
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    I would have thought mid-engined / rear engined = put the pic-i-nic basket in the front and were the same thing?


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