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A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:00 am
by XMX
I doubt this belongs to any forum member, but its certainly is a spot whilst I was watching thro' some video's of a Wartburg Knight and Saab's 96 on You-Tube (1min 25sec's in) as they both have in common the use of a three cylinder 2-stoke engine with their unique sound and I was just wanting to compare them whilst I talking about them to my Cousins two young son's who both enjoyed watching and listening to the video clip's.


Enjoy (Click On Picture's to Watch) Spot the Xm (1min 25 Sec's in) !

[youtube]6CvChDOfin8[/youtube]

[youtube]izJIotjAZaU[/youtube]


Just listen to the Saab's 96, 2-Stroke Engine in the next two clip's :o


[youtube]dXVRdSbKDT8[/youtube]

[youtube]nkkyg3-R_hM[/youtube]

:lol:

XMX

Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:19 am
by robert_e_smart
I love it. :D The smile that noise would put in your face, and the gasps of wonder when people hear you coming from a far.

Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:41 pm
by Dieselman
Robert. You're too young to remember those infernal contraptions on the road in the UK, but they were here....

Richard. I've used the very same video before elsewhere and spotted the XM then.. ;)

Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:42 pm
by steelcityuk
The father of a school friend used to have a Knight. But being from Yorkshire we used to emphasise the Wart part of the name - WaaarTburg!

I think it was a rather nasty shade of yellow, a bit mustardy.

Steve.

Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:38 pm
by Ken Newbold
Glad to se you're not wasting your time then Richard :lol:

Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:17 am
by Jan-hendrik
Lovely, these 2-stroke Saabs. I had an uncle who used to drive Saabs for many, many years.
I myself in the 1960s, on occasion drove DKW 3=6 and DKW Junior cars. They seemed very agile in those days and were fun to drive :lol:

DKW Auto Union 1000
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DKW Junior
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Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:31 pm
by Dieselman
You can clearly see the styling inherited from the Messerschmitt in that 1000.

Re: A Bit Of An Unsual Place/Spot For An XM !

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:34 pm
by terry g
great sound, not dissimilar to my old 4cyl,twostroke merc outboard, when out of the water,lol,