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Re: Was Subaru Power in a Spridget

To: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>, "Swift Justice" <samesq@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Was Subaru Power in a Spridget
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:23:21 -0600
Cc: "Spridget Mail List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <v03130332b8665f0f0058@[209.209.93.91]> <3C40C1E5.1342265@pacbell.net>
At 03:56 AM 1/13/2002, Guy Weller wrote:
> >     Subaru pioneered the use of CVT for passenger cars, and then
>abandoned it. >
>Daf used  a CVT based on variable V-belt transmissions for a while on
>the Daf 55 (I think that is what it was called in Europe)
>They were around in the late '60s I think. and had much the same
>features you describe -- sluggish etc.
>Guy

===
Had a customer in the early 70's gas crisis who installed electric motors 
in CVT Daf Daffodils. Would break traction on pea gravel. DAF, I believe 
hold the patent and Fuji HI bought into a piece of it.
         Peter C

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