[urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?

[Robert Rossato]

I remember in one of the articles on this car (at least I think it was
this car) they mentioned that at one point they had a problem with the
alignment of the shift linkages for the two transmissions.  Might have
been at Pikes Peak.  They went to take off and the front transmission
was in 1st, while the rear transmission was in reverse, so the car sat
there and dug four holes in the ground.

Bob

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> Subject: Re: [urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?
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> 
> vw porsche magazine December 1985
> A2 Golf dual engine rally car
>  
> HTH
>  
> Scott Justusson 
>  
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> To: kentmclean at comcast.net
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> Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 6:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?
> 
> 
> I recall that as being an A2 VW Golf based car.  Basically had 2 FWD
> powerplants running, and the throttles were mechanical, so it 
> was just a
> matter of the right lengths and pulleys.  There must be some 
> info out there
> on it.  Check back issues of European Car.  I'm recalling 8V 
> powerplants,
> but might've been 16V units.
> 
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> 
> 
> 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.h> tm
(jetta)
> >
> > --
> > Kent McLean
> > '94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
> > '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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