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Title: Black Widow Post by: kingsburgphil on January 21, 2010, 11:02:33 am Anyone remember the Black Widow?
A 9 sec. 168 mph Turbonique powered VW! In 1966! I can hear the question marks from here ;D Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: richie on January 21, 2010, 11:11:06 am yep,jet powered
cheers richie,uk Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: kingsburgphil on January 21, 2010, 11:34:14 am a few more pics
Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: kingsburgphil on January 21, 2010, 11:42:46 am found a couple more.....still looking for a turbonique/VW trans pic[attachment=1]Black Widow vs TV Tommy Ivo
Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: speedwell on January 21, 2010, 14:10:27 pm normally there's another tread with that car here phil , but i haven't found him ::)
Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: kingsburgphil on January 21, 2010, 17:44:08 pm normally there's another tread with that car here phil , but i haven't found him ::) That's what I get for using the SEARCH function first! :D :D :D Now, where can I get a can of stupid remover? I've got this stuff all over me ;D Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: speedwell on January 21, 2010, 17:46:42 pm normally there's another tread with that car here phil , but i haven't found him ::) That's what I get for using the SEARCH function first! :D :D :D Now, where can I get a can of stupid remover? I've got this stuff all over me ;D Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: dangerous on January 21, 2010, 21:50:44 pm The engine unit actually drove the rear wheels,
it was not purely thrust. Would you drive that thing!? Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: Pas on January 23, 2010, 21:44:08 pm That looks like one scary ride :o
Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: louisb on January 24, 2010, 00:05:55 am Would you drive that thing!? Straight to 'ell. ;) --louis Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: Felix/DFL on January 24, 2010, 15:34:44 pm Some more pic`s:
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/95327.jpg) (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/95323.jpg) Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: banditina on January 25, 2010, 17:37:39 pm sorry for the Italian language but you can use the google translator at the right-top of the blog page...
http://stinkingass.blogspot.com/2009/01/gasser-turbonique-black-widow.html Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: Pas on January 25, 2010, 21:34:30 pm It gets even better,same technology used to power Evel Knievel's Skycycle on its doomed Snake river canyon jump in 1974. 8)
Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: Black Sheep on January 25, 2010, 22:45:48 pm The engine unit actually drove the rear wheels, it was not purely thrust. Would you drive that thing!? Think i know a certain nomadic ,britsh ,atlantic hopper who would ;) Im impressed that the little gear box held onto the power 8) Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: . on January 31, 2010, 00:36:49 am I have an original 8mm movie of the Black Widow running against TV Tommy Ivo.
:o Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: Ole on January 31, 2010, 12:38:13 pm I have an original 8mm movie of the Black Widow running against TV Tommy Ivo. :o :o That has to be against Ivo's four engined dragster... ??? (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9273/bbivo4engine.jpg) Any chance to post it here? ::) Title: Re: Black Widow Post by: . on January 31, 2010, 14:43:42 pm Yes, it was running against that four engined monster !
Ivo won, but just barely ! I don't have the equipment needed to convert an 8mm movie into a computer file. Here is a piece of the film on my scanner. |