OT - wonderful Kiwi madness

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: OT - wonderful Kiwi madness
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 06:38 am:

New Zealand is a small country with a small population but they don't like to be ignored or dismissed. No surprise then that in Kiwi culture the art of One-upmanship is well and truly alive. The Sunbeam Maori is a perfect example and for once it seems they've succeeded in topping the rest of the world, BRAVO NEW ZEALAND! see:

http://v12sunbeam.com/

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/sunbeam/unspecified/1664435.html

Car is in Victoria, Australia by the looks of it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chuck Hoffman - Gold Country of Calif. on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 07:35 pm:

Price is right. I might just have to snap that baby up.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 07:42 pm:

I would prefer something with an American engine, like this Allison.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 07:49 pm:

Ralph - Looks like an "Allisopal" with the "performance package"!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robert E. (Bob) Blackbourn, Gautier Ms. on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 08:44 pm:

There were a number of marine applications powered by maoris also

http://www.arawai.co.nz/Ngatokimatawhaorua.html


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 06:56 am:

There's a '23 T Bucket for sale on eBay that is powered by a Boeing 502 turbojet. It seemed really neat except when I read that it idles at 17,000 RPM and burns half a gallon of fuel per minute while idling, LOL.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-T-with-Boeing-Turbine-ONE-OF-A-KIND-23-Ford-T -Bucket-Powered-by-Boeing-TURBINE-JET-Engine-/301265933457?forcerrptr=true&hash= item4624d95491&item=301265933457&pt=US_Cars_Trucks#ht_785wt_1362


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 09:36 am:

I saw that car. Not a Model T part on it. Not legal for street use. No title of any kind.

says it runs on Jet fuel, kero, most anything. LOL


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Karl Gilchrist on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 11:58 pm:

It's glorious I've seen and heard it run in person
Wally McNair who built it is very talented. His son has built a 1930's Invicta type replica powered by an inverted Gypsy Moth aeroplane motor-The sound and performance are spine tingling. Wally's partner Anne races a 1909 Darraq race car


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