For question 8: The VW Type 3 Notchback most certainly went into mass production. It was quite popular in Europe, built 1961-1973. More than 2.6 million were built of the Notchback, Squareback and Fastback. However the 1966 Notchback you mention was not sold in the US. Not in production or not sold are two different things. And No 9: The Lotus Elan had not a fiberglass chassis but a steel chassis with a fiberglass body.
I was questioning the info about these 2 cars as well. I’m wondering what else is incorrect. Me recognizing the thumbnail pulled me in. You would have to a super car geek to get all of this mix of once common production cars and ancient one off prototypes. Wooden car not made of wood! Really!
The Type 3 notchback was seldom seen in the USA, but it was certainly produced in large numbers, and a few did make it to the Atlanta area. A friend of mine still drives one.
The Howmet was not the first gas turbine engined car to race at Le Mans, in 1963 a Rover gas turbine engined BRM was raced by Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. Whether this was the first of its kind I'm not sure.
Whilst it is entirely possible some desert use or military applications were found for the Citroen Mehari it was overwhelmingly conceived as a leisure and utility vehicle.
Similarly, the Jeep Wagoneer cannot really be described as an SUV but a four-wheel-drive station wagon. The SUV term did not exist back then and was coined much later.
The OSI Bisiluro (Silver Fox is a nickname, unrelated to the Italian word for "dual Torpedo" in reference to its body design is NOT twin-engined! It had a single 1000cc Alpine Renault engine in the left side rear "fuselage" to offset the weight of the driver on the right hand side.
Fun Fact: 'The peel Trident is so small that it fits in a standard garage.' Does this mean that no other car fits in a standard garage? What are standard garages then for? Fun Fact: The Volkswagen Type 3 shown in the picture never made it into production?????? Only a few million VW drivers would disagree with that. Badly researched as always.
For question 8: The VW Type 3 Notchback most certainly went into mass production. It was quite popular in Europe, built 1961-1973. More than 2.6 million were built of the Notchback, Squareback and Fastback. However the 1966 Notchback you mention was not sold in the US. Not in production or not sold are two different things.
And No 9: The Lotus Elan had not a fiberglass chassis but a steel chassis with a fiberglass body.
(True) fact, there was a VW type 3 cabrio in the original launch brochure but unlike the notchback it was never produced.
I was questioning the info about these 2 cars as well. I’m wondering what else is incorrect. Me recognizing the thumbnail pulled me in. You would have to a super car geek to get all of this mix of once common production cars and ancient one off prototypes. Wooden car not made of wood! Really!
US is less than 5% of the world, statistically insignificant. 😊
No9 Lotus Elan, had a steal chassis, it's predecessor the Lotus Elite was a monocoque fiberglass.
10/10 but still no check!
The Type 3 notchback was seldom seen in the USA, but it was certainly produced in large numbers, and a few did make it to the Atlanta area. A friend of mine still drives one.
The Howmet was not the first gas turbine engined car to race at Le Mans, in 1963 a Rover gas turbine engined BRM was raced by Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. Whether this was the first of its kind I'm not sure.
9 out of 10 yet again😭 We had a 1972 Notchback in Kansas Beige, so they defo DID exist as a mass production car🙂
I know that was citroen!
1:45 Louis de Funes in his role as Gendarm of Saint Tropez often drives a Citroën Mehari.
1966 Marcis GT Wood Prototype.
1963 Manta Ray Experimental.
Whilst it is entirely possible some desert use or military applications were found for the Citroen Mehari it was overwhelmingly conceived as a leisure and utility vehicle.
Similarly, the Jeep Wagoneer cannot really be described as an SUV but a four-wheel-drive station wagon. The SUV term did not exist back then and was coined much later.
The OSI Bisiluro (Silver Fox is a nickname, unrelated to the Italian word for "dual Torpedo" in reference to its body design is NOT twin-engined! It had a single 1000cc Alpine Renault engine in the left side rear "fuselage" to offset the weight of the driver on the right hand side.
That Citroën's intended use was the deserts of Africa. Just like the Geländewagen, it was gladly adopted by civilians for leisure.
My uncle drove a VW notchback for many years. AI really is dumb. We had many of them in South Africa 🇿🇦
Sorry I got it wrong!
I'm so stupid.
Fun Fact: 'The peel Trident is so small that it fits in a standard garage.' Does this mean that no other car fits in a standard garage? What are standard garages then for?
Fun Fact: The Volkswagen Type 3 shown in the picture never made it into production?????? Only a few million VW drivers would disagree with that.
Badly researched as always.
10 is wrong,