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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: Carnut on November 12, 2010, 10:51:11 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 830: 1958 Tempo Matador with Austin engine
Post by: Carnut on November 12, 2010, 10:51:11 AM
What is this and what powers it, for 1 point?
Title: Re: NEH 830
Post by: DeAutogids on November 12, 2010, 11:12:11 AM
That is too easy... I hope it gets to Experts :)
Title: Re: NEH 830
Post by: Carnut on November 12, 2010, 11:23:09 AM
Quote from: DeAutogids on November 12, 2010, 11:12:11 AM
That is too easy... I hope it gets to Experts :)

If it's that easy it won't...!
Title: Re: NEH 830
Post by: 72Must on November 12, 2010, 05:16:39 PM
Tempo Matador , austin 4 cyl engine ,c. '58 ? ( vw based gearbox afaik ! )
Title: Re: NEH 830
Post by: Carnut on November 13, 2010, 03:05:21 PM
Quote from: 72Must on November 12, 2010, 05:16:39 PM
Tempo Matador , austin 4 cyl engine ,c. '58 ? ( vw based gearbox afaik ! )

So it was easy!
Most Tempo Matadors were fitted with VW engines but for the US market they had an Austin A50 engine. Maybe for the Americans amongst us it was easy!
1 point for you anyway.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 830: 1958 Tempo Matador with Austin engine
Post by: Wendax on January 11, 2011, 04:36:04 PM
Only the first Tempo Matador model had a VW engine. VW soon stopped selling engines to Tempo, because they didn't want to have a rival to their Typ 2 van. So, Tempo changed to Heinkel engines. But those weren't too reliable. So they changed to Austin engines, later (already under the flag of Hanomag) accompanied by Diesel engines, first Hanomag, later Mercedes-Benz. By the way, the Austin engines were still fitted, when the Tempos had already become Mercedes-Benz models!