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Offline timemachine

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1980 AMC eagle II electric hybrid prototype
« on: March 21, 2013, 10:13:18 PM »
1980 AMC RSV electric hybrid? The eagle II in 1980?? Is this for real? Anybody know anything? I saw a picture and now I'm curious.  Where is this car now?
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Re: 1980 AMC eagle II electric hybrid prototype
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2013, 03:38:50 PM »
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Re: 1980 AMC eagle II electric hybrid prototype
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 01:25:43 PM »
While you're looking, look for the 1979 Spirit that was made with a Stirling External Combustion Engine. I would love to see more information about that car.
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Re: 1980 AMC eagle II electric hybrid prototype
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2013, 12:05:19 PM »
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Re: 1980 AMC eagle II electric hybrid prototype
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 01:38:17 AM »
Oh that's awesome. Thanks! The link that shows the actual engine out of the car and basic design specifications is much more than I ever hoped to find.

It's pretty cool to hear the rumor that a VAM Lerma was in the mix.
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Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
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-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

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Re: 1980 AMC eagle II electric hybrid prototype
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 01:26:24 PM »
Here is a list of all the AMC Prototypes throughout the years.

http://amc.co.cr/prototypes.htm

The RSV Eagle II Hybrid was a car produced in conjunction with Minicars Inc. You can find more info on the car by searching Minicar RSV. I'm not sure if they ever finished a complete RSV Eagle II. Many of the RSVs were destroyed...I think there are only 2 left today.

Here are some great links about the Minicar RSV.
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/how-the-us-government-killed-the-safest-car-ever-built/blog-335261/?link=ibaf&q=&source=web&link=ibaf&q=6618

This one is from a Russian site, but I put it through Google Translate
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.safety-car.info%2Fesv%2F88%2F2696-minicar-rsv.html&act=url

http://www.impactlab.net/2010/05/28/safest-car-ever-built-destroyed-by-the-u-s-government/

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/science-technology/transportation/the-drive-to-survive-reducing-road-deaths-in-canada/the-dream-of-a-safer-car.html
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