[urq] urq Digest, Vol 41, Issue 18

[Robin Gilmour]

Dear Audifans:

I am not aware of a twin engined audi, however VW had
one not too long ago.

There was one for sale on Bens Rally Page some years
ago.

Also the Swedish Dahlback Audi/VW tuner built a twin
engine golf.  Their website had videos of the car. 

Regards

Robin

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>    1. Info on old school Quattro Rallye car? (Max
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>    2. Re: Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?
> (frank j. bauer)
>    3. Re: Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?
> (Kent McLean)
>    4. Re: Info on old school Quattro Rallye car?
> (Mark R)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:50:55 -0500
> From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce at ipa.net>
> Subject: [urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye
> car?
> To: urq at audifans.com,quattro at audifans.com
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> 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?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> DM&FS
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:13:50 -0700
> From: "frank j. bauer" <frankbauer at thevine.net>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye
> car?
> To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce at ipa.net>
> Cc: urq at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <45FA51BE.7070105 at thevine.net>
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> i think that was a golf or rabbit...
> 
> 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?
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:58:43 -0500
> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye
> car?
> To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce at ipa.net>
> Cc: urq at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <45FA8673.9030102 at comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1;
> format=flowed
> 
> 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"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:13:47 -0400
> From: "Mark R" <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Info on old school Quattro Rallye
> car?
> To: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Cc: urq at audifans.com, Max Wellhouse
> <maxjoyce at ipa.net>,
> 	quattro at audifans.com
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> 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 
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