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Old 11-04-2004, 08:07 PM   #1
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what/who was the nissan skyline originally designed for?

also

who originally invented the hemispherical combustion chamber (ala hemi) to be used on internal combustion engines in 1936?

and

what did toyota, originally make, before cars?

and what car did honda's VTEC make its first street appearance?

and ...
name this car!


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Old 11-04-2004, 11:07 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by PaulGT2164
what did toyota, originally make, before cars?
Sewing machines

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Jiotto Caspita - the company makes underwear or something similar

Originally Posted by PaulGT2164
who originally invented the hemispherical combustion chamber (ala hemi) to be used on internal combustion engines in 1936?
Miller for their racing engines? But that would be in the 20s and not the 30s
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Old 11-05-2004, 12:16 AM   #3
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close! pretty swanky
toyota also made some textiles

and the car is right, the caspita, pretty cool car i might add

and the first use of the "hemi" style engine was actually put to use by nissan motor company lol

the first car to feature vtec that was sold to the public was the col nsx
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Old 11-05-2004, 07:03 AM   #4
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.......where do u get all this information from? and any more pix of the caspita? that appeared in the sega GT 2002 game..
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Old 11-05-2004, 08:07 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by PaulGT2164

and what car did honda's VTEC make its first street appearance?
Honda CRX?


edit: I miseed the post were you answered it already, sorry.
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