General Motors - 512 Gasoline experiemental car - 1959
Automobile Reference Domestic Cars, Makes A-Z
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Item No: arcd06479
Title: General Motors - 512 Gasoline experiemental car - 1959
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Source: Automobile Reference Collection
Notes:
General Motors Engineering Staff’s 512 gasoline vehicle is powered by a 19.6 cubic inch, twin-cylinder, 12-hp aluminum engine with an 11 to 1 compression ratio. Top speed is 45 mph and the car will accelerate from 0 to 30 mph in 18 seconds. With a four-gallon fuel tank, its range is approximately 280 miles. The car features an automatic transmission operating on the variable ratio V-belt principle with a centrifugal clutch, the first use of this system in an American vehicle.
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