Advertising Last completed movie pages 1975 NSU Ro 80
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
|---|---|
2007-06-10 13:12
| 1967 to 1977(last NSU rotary-engined--RO=Rotativ;80=project internal no.--car built),its lines serves also as inspiration for 1983 Audi 100-200 |
2007-06-11 03:55
| I remember these cars from when I lived there years ago.("Uncle Sam" sent me.....)Very innovative car of it's time,though IIRC,I think they also had a reputation for engine problems?(They wore out very quickly,needed overhauling often.)Understand the common modification later was to retrofit/adapt a Mazda rotary engine into them?? |
2007-06-11 04:30
| I also heard of fitting a European Ford V4 after the rotary engine wore out. -- Last edit: 2007-06-11 04:30:27 |
2007-12-01 18:11
| @carnerd: yes, some owners have done it. It was bullshit, especially the weak (too weak for the RO 80) and loud Ford V4. I know some guys, who had put the Audi 100/Porsche 924-engine inside, even with a selfmade longer front (cutted before the windscreen) - the car runs, but the RO 80-front is too flat for a piston-engine, so the Audi-engine was hanging lower, so the car couldn't drive any more on rough or buckly roads. I remember one local NSU-meeting, where we went over old, pre-war streets in East Germany. We all had to wait for this RO 80 with Audi-engine, because he must drive very slow and carefully for avoiding smashing the oil-casing. I've also heard about RO 80 with Alfa Romeo-boxer-engines and one guy in Israel has mounted a Subaru-boxer. |
2007-12-01 18:13
| I wonder how well a Mazda rotary would work in one...13b, perhaps? |
2007-12-01 18:42
| I must ask the RO 80-freaks, actually I haven't heard anything about a Mazda-engine in a RO 80. The usage of Mazda RX-parts is common, for example the sealing-stripes, because the material is much better. -- Last edit: 2007-12-01 18:43:59 |
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