[urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?

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Car and Driver sponsored and wrote up on two of these vehicles:  A  twin 
engine civic, and a twin engine VW golf.  The twin engine golf was a  rally car, 
and also competed in Pikes Peak (very fast but DNF).  
 
HTH
 
Scott J
In a message dated 3/16/2007 6:20:01 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
larrycleung at gmail.com writes:
the VW Iitis? or was that just a commercial  off-road vehicle?

On 3/16/07, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
> Max Wellhouse wrote:
> > Listees:  I  remember as a young man reading a foreign car mag article
> > on an  Audi rallye car that had an engine in the back and an engine in
> > the  front and separate shifters for each transmission.  It apparently
>  > kicked butt in whatever events it competed in.  I guess back
>  > then(70's?) it was somewhat of an engineering marvel to get both
>  > throttles to be in sync.
> >
> > Does anyone else recall  this vehicle and have any further info on it?
>
> My faded memory  recalls a twin-engine car, but I think it was a VW,
> not an  Audi.
>
> Googling finds these:
>  http://www.cartorque.co.za/0118.htm
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen (racing beetle)
>  http://www.driversfound.com/scirocco/history/bimotor/
>  http://members.fortunecity.com/wibmerpeter/sahara/sahaeng1.htm  (jetta)
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant,  "Moody"
 



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