Comments by "John D" (@johnd8892) on "Donut" channel.

  1. Ford tried that as a prototype but went with the V8 instead of X8. YouTube video on it I have seen.
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  2. On 30/01/2021a rare HSV Maloo W1 ute sold for $A1,050,000 at auction. HSV build plate 29/12/2017. Followed by the highest VIN Holden sedan for $A750,000. Such is the fever for the rarest last of the line.
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  3. Ford tested an X8 ninety years ago but went with the V8 after too much oil fouled plugs on the bottom four cylinders. There is a YouTube video on it.
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  4. Gravity.
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  5. No longer allowed. All have to be V6 AFAIK.
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  6. BMW hoped to sell 400,000 of the larger 600 model but only 35,000 were sold , so putting BMW further into the red. The next model with convetional appearance , the 700, was the car that saved them. To quote Wikipedia on the more successful 700 developed by BMW and not Isetta : The BMW 700 is a small rear-engined car which was produced by BMW in various models from August 1959 to November 1965. It was the first BMW automobile with a monocoque structure. The 700 was a sales success at a time when BMW was close to financial ruin.[5] The 700 was also successful in its class in motorsport, both in its stock form and as the basis of a racing special called the 700RS. Lots of examples on YouTube, even racing well at Goodwood.
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  7. Lots of confusion in the comments between greenhouse emissions and air quality impacts on health of diesel particulates and oxides of nitrogen. Despite Donut pointing to the real demonstrable health impacts.
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  8. The current Mazda3 with the 2.5 litre skyactive compares well ahead of lots of mid sixties V8 sports oriented cars and even the Jaguar 3.8 sedans that dominated circuit racing for a while. Fuel consumption so much better than these, braking too. A bit of a sleeper even in non turbo form.
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  9. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  10.  @armadillerff  about 1500 locomotives built. A video of some of the last ones in use in 72 https://youtu.be/XElWHtywY6I
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  11. GM V16 and V20 engines also. Started at 567 cui now up to 1010 cui, but per cylinder. Do the math. Where? In railroad use with mileages into the multi millions. Some from the 1950s still running. Horsepower started around 1200 now up around 6000hp. Now starting to dominate even European railways for freight trains. Due to being super reliable and lower running costs than European diesel designs. Produced in a Canadian plant now. Almost all Australian trains powered by GM EMD since the fifties too.
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  12. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  13. The V4 was how Saab moved to four strokes using the Ford V4 from Germany. Google Ford V4.
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  14. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  15. I understood these were all bought from Ford V4 Germany.
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  16. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  17. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  18. Would never consider my suggested car.
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  19. Your rpm out by a factor of ten.
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  20. Most all now four stroke due to bad emissions. Lawn mowers too.
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  21. The large 21% market share ( from 4:55) was nowhere near the glory years earlier. Even more nuts in 1962 with 30% of all Cars, 64% of Station Wagons, 34% of Panel Vans and 37% of Utes on register in Australia then were Holdens. For some specific earlier model years the % was even higher. Overall 30.6% of all motor vehicles even though Holden did not make Holden trucks or Holden buses or motorcycles. A recipe for complacency with the 1948 motor only slightly upgraded until late 1963 although each new model Holden was heavier. Even then their market share was being eroded by newly introduced locally made Ford Falcons, Chrysler Valiants and Volkswagens from the Australian VW factory. Nearly as many Austin/Morris BMC cars as Fords. Then Australia was starting to be one of the first markets for Japanese cars. Japan and Aus both being right hand drive countries made it easier. From : https://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/33B6EE45201C5F86CA2578FD001D900E/$File/93090_1962_No9_AUST.pdf From this even in 1962 you start to see small numbers of Datsuns, Nissans and Toyotas.
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  22. Australian 1971 Falcon XY GT HO sold at auction for $1.1 million a few weeks back. One of a small number of surviving cars built to qualify for Australian racing series production racing. 351 Cleveland with unstated HP but likely 380 HP for the street car when rev limiter removed. The mad Max cars based on aus Falcons of a few models later.
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  23.  @ossharkuenmeursault5609  most figures I have seen put it around ninety dead. So even worse.
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  24. Before the Cosworth got good enough the Repco Brabham engine helped win the 66 and 67 championships. About 44 minutes in you can see it being developed. https://youtu.be/iZ_DIesr-94 Started based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block but heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  25. Not a climate issue, but an air quality one. The damage caused by diesel particulates and nitrogen oxide. Whereas all humans and animals breath out CO2 but would have huge health impacts with the same level of particulates and nitrogen oxides in people's lungs.
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  26. On Saturday 30/1/2021 a rare Maloo W1 sold at auction for $1,050,000. The W1 Maloo had an HSV plate with a build date of 29/12/2017. So it might have a claim to be the last Holden. But from HSV Clayton Victoria not Holden at Elizabeth South Australia. Which is the real last, or perhaps another of the four Maloo W1 cars made but not seen much yet.
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  27. I recall that the jet turbine cars idled at 20,000 rpm or more. Big part of the reason they used so much fuel. Rover first, then Fiat later Chrysler. Race cars also likely seeing the most use.
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  28. And just about every other country in the world.
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  29. Saw some emergency braking stops of sixties cars. Horrified how none I saw stopped in a straight line. Cars so loose and locked up moving out of the lane they were in and in real traffic likely into on coming traffic.
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  30. DFV = Double Four Valve
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  31. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  32. Sounds great, but too heavy, expensive and unreliable. Soon dropped by BRM.
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  33. More successful in the Typhoon H24 WW 2 plane.
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  34. Because they are looking for the 66 and 67 season the Repco Brabham cars dominated with cars starting with engines based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  35. Inline with gravity.
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  36. Working on it for near sixty years of progress.
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  37. With the XR model in 1966 the 289 V8 became an option. Later the XR GT higher performance V8 that won Bathurst in 67. Then later the 302 and 351 V8 s. Only a few years in the eighties that there were not V8 models. However the V8 never got above 30% of sales, often under 10%.
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  38. Especially the Barra version. From taxi use to 2200 HP turbo drag sedan in Australia.
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  39. Saab I think. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  40. Messerschmitt micro car. From the aircraft company.
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  41. In Australia only the Toyota hi lux outsells the Ford Ranger including all cars lately. Often called the Ranger company instead of Ford. Without the Ranger Ford would be outsold by even some of the Chinese brands. Euro and US based Fords find few buyers in Australia. Shakey for Ford to rely so much on one model. The coming change to a VW platform a big risk.
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  42. Lotus said they used a 2.5 litre version of the DFV for the Australia New Zealand late 60s Tasman series. Cosworth have no record of making such an engine.
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  43. Australia got very small numbers of the Viper GTS converted to right hand drive, with Dodge approval, for sale in the major Chrysler dealers in the main Australian states : https://youtu.be/zzoCdwzCsk4.
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  44. Holden in Australia had GM stop manufacturing in 2017. Finally died completely on 31/12/2020. From being the best selling car in Australia from about 1951 until 2005 to nothing with GM expertise.
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  45. Just 1650 up for how many tons of engine? Only 2000 rpm or less. I would think any motorcycle engine then would have higher power to weight. Only high for trains, then never made any more after 1963 or so. Too high maintenance and unreliable. Needed two in most of locos in case one broke down.
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  46. In the USA Fairbanks Morse had vertical opposed piston engines up to about 2500 hp. They built about 1500 locomotives with them. A few more than the 22 Deltics. A video of some of the last ones in use in 72 https://youtu.be/XElWHtywY6I Also US Navy use since WW2 and up to the nuclear submarine era as auxiliary power.
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  47.  @Phantom0fTheRouter  are they still in production?
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  48. Gravity.
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  49. They also fondly remembered the Buick brand that the rich people drove prior to the 1949 communist takeover. So would see the brand in old family photos or pre communist leaders being driven in them.
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  50. Lots of Euro Ford V4s in the sixties.
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