Have any of you guys seen this story??
Tempest
Jeff
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Nice story, I would have never knew.
Who says that there are no finds left? Great story and great timing for a lousy economy.
A budy of mine told me about it right when the auction ended. Unbelievable find!
They were very unusual cars .. I painted a 63 Tempest years ago and it had a 4 cylinder and the automatic trans was mounted in the rear.
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A minor exception to that was the compact 1961-63 Tempest, significant for having GM's first postwar four-cylinder engine, a flexible driveshaft, and a rear transaxle (transmission in unit with the differential) allied to independent link-type suspension. One enthusiast magazine called Tempest "a prototype of the American car for the '60s," but no other U.S. make would have a rear transaxle and independent rear suspension until the Chevrolet Corvette and Plymouth Prowler of '97.
Ron
Here is the QUOTE :
A minor exception to that was the compact 1961-63 Tempest, significant for having GM's first postwar four-cylinder engine, a flexible driveshaft, and a rear transaxle (transmission in unit with the differential) allied to independent link-type suspension. One enthusiast magazine called Tempest "a prototype of the American car for the '60s," but no other U.S. make would have a rear transaxle and independent rear suspension until the Chevrolet Corvette and Plymouth Prowler of '97.
Ron