Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu From: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.auto.tech Subject: Re: Unusual car spotted in Texas (diamond wheel layout) Message-ID: <521@eneevax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 16:26:24 EST Article-I.D.: eneevax.521 Posted: Sun Feb 16 16:26:24 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Feb-86 03:29:09 EST References: <147@bu-cs.UUCP> <996@unmvax.UUCP> <248@hadron.UUCP> <512@eneevax.UUCP> <262@hadron.UUCP> Reply-To: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) Organization: Imperial Widget Research Center, Kingdom of Maryland Lines: 69 Xref: watmath net.auto:9453 net.auto.tech:770 In article <262@hadron.UUCP> klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) writes: >In article <512@eneevax.UUCP> hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) writes: >> >>Around that time, there was a review of it done in Popular Science...I'll >>try to find the issue date. >> Well, friends, it was Popular Mechanics, not Pop. Sci., and since I no longer have the original article, the reference comes from a letter in the March '86 issue. Original article "the BD-200: It Almost Flies", page 148, Feb. '82. > > 1985 Technical Data: PULSE GCRV (unknown plans, BD-200) >Body Impact resistant fiberglass (same for BD) >Seats Two passenger (1 adjustable front, 1 rear) with seatbelts (ditto) >Frame Steel tubing (aluminum in the BD) >Windshield Saftey Glass with wiper >Canopy Tinted glass with lock and adjustable positions (Plexiglas, no wiper) >Engine Motorcycle engine >Transmission Manual, 6 speed [ does that mean reverse? - klr ] >Brakes Disc, front and rear >Tires Radial >Instruments Speedometer, turn signal indicators, high and low beam > indicator, fuel gauge, volt meter and tachometer. >Also Built-in rollbar, twin headlights (high and low beam), > turn signals front ans rear, taillight, brake light, > illuminated license plate housing [it's under glass - klr], > horn, and 2 mirrors. >Dimensions Length 194", Width 76", Height 54", Wheel Base 123" >Fuel Economy 70+ Miles per gallon >Empty Weight 1050 pounds >Options Deluxe interiors, Super-Soundproofing [sic], AM/FM cassette > stereo with CB, radar [huh?], clock, heater, defogger, reverse > gear [as an option?], tow-bar, trailer hitch and > much more ! >Cost [NOT ON THIS NETWORK! Call the number that follows - klr] (the pictured BD has no obvious headlights, mirrors, or such. Needless to say, the BD is a low-frills design) > >Engines Yamaha 400cc YICS > HONDA 500cc V4 > > Manufactured by the OMCC > Owosso Motor Car Company > 301-757-5374 (Richard Kline) > >All standard disclaimers apply. This is not an ad or an endorsement. >This is just a detailed answer to a question. - klr The original plans for the BD are available from Jim Bede, Bede Design, 1215 Crawford Rd., Lakewood, OH 44107. As usual, this isn't an ad or such, just an informative notice. And yes, this is the same Jim Bede who designs aircraft. -dave -- David Hsu Communication & Signal Processing Lab, EE Department University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 hsu@eneevax.umd.edu {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu "Godzilla has been spotted in Sector 5!"