Re: [Amc-list] off topic but: Ford Torino

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

Really Dave, I thought you were an AMC fan!! ;>   Just kidding -- a lot 
of people still don't know about the IKA-Renault Torino (as Tom pointed 
out). Industries Kaiser Argentina built some Ramblers in Argentina 
through the 70s (60s model Ramblers). They also "Argentinized" one -- 
the Torino. Most people look at it and think it's just a Rogue with a 
new grille, rear end, and dash, but it's much more than that! It's 
actually a Classic coupe with Rogue front and rear parts. The front 
rails extend all the way to the back instead of ending just under the 
driver's seat for added strength. The engine was the Kaiser 230 cubic 
inch OHC six originally developed for the full size Jeep. US mechanics 
didn't like the "exotic" OHC design and blamed it for all sorts of 
problems. The Argentines won their class at the 1969 Nurburgring 
endurance race with the identical design engine and the Torino. The 
engine was later improved with seven main bearings in the early 70s, but 
the 69 model just had four. The most powerful version of the 230 used 
three sidedraft Webers and I believe produced 380 hp (thus the 380W 
designation).

-- 
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Motors Cars" 
Magazine (AMC)
For all AMC enthusiasts
http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html
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