looks pretty simple to me- get rid of everything that makes it livable and practical as a car- things like suspensions and transmissions and interior and even most of the roof- and cover the engine with insulation to keep all the heat in the motor where it belongs.
i imagine the engine was tuned to work at a specific rpm- like an industrial engine you might find on a lawnmower- and keep it at that rpm without moving the throttle blades on the extremely small carburetor. what kind of power would it take to keep that thing at a steady speed of 30mph? 10 hp, maybe?
it's an interesting car, but i can't help but wonder how much fun it would be with a 1500 horsepower twin turbo 500" Chevrloet LSX engine in it. the same things that make a car fuel efficient also make a car fast with more power added...
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