Year
Make
Model |
1969
Oldsmobile
Delta 88 Holiday Coupe |
1980
Volkswagen
Rabbit C "Diesel" |
1979
Volkswagen
Rabbit C "Injection" |
1987
Mazda
B2000 Long Bed SE5 |
1998
Volkswagen
GTI VR6 |
2008
Volkswagen
R32 |
| Acquired |
1988, $500 |
~1990, $500 |
~1992, $700 |
~1995, $1500 |
1998, $19k |
2008, $28k |
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| Also known as |
Death Delta |
Frankenrabbit |
The Clean Machine |
The Truck (not very creative) |
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The Blue Car |
| Body Style |
2 door hardtop sedan |
3 door hatchback |
5 door hatchback |
2 door pickemup truck |
3 door hatchback |
3 door hatchback |
| Color |
Gold
Repainted Krylon Carmine Red
in parking lot |
Lago Blue (LE5B)
Repainted DuPont Black Lacquer
in neighbors' garage |
Whisper Blue (LE5A)
Repainted Maaco Alpine White |
Tornado Silver Metallic |
UniBlack |
Deep Blue Pearl |
| Interior |
Gold cloth |
Classic Blue Vinyl |
Classic Blue Vinyl with
sheepskin seat covers |
Gray vinyl |
Leather seating surfaces
remainder black vinyl |
Leather seating surfaces,
black vinyl and cloth |
Passenger
seating |
3 front - bench
3 rear
3 trunk |
2 front - bucket
3 rear (if thin) |
2 front - bucket
3 rear (if thin) |
3 front - bench
Several in bed |
2 front - bucket
3 back |
2 front - bucket
3 back |
| Curb Weight (lb) |
3881 lb |
~1850 lb |
1900 lb |
2710 lb |
2800 lb |
3550 lb |
| Length (in) |
218.6 in
(18 feet,2.6 inches!) |
155.3 in |
155.3 in |
198.8 in |
160.4 in |
165.8 in |
| Width |
79.9 in |
63.4 in |
63.4 in |
65.7 in |
66.7 in |
69.3 in |
| Wheelbase |
124 in |
94.5 in |
94.5 in |
117.5 in |
97.4 in |
101.5 in |
| Assembly |
Possibly Linden, NJ |
New Stanton, PA |
New Stanton, PA |
Hiroshima, Japan |
Hecho en Mexico |
Wolfsburg, Germany |
| Drivetrain Layout |
Front Engine
Rear Wheel Drive |
Front Engine
Front Wheel Drive |
Front Engine
Front Wheel Drive |
Front Engine
Rear Wheel Drive |
Front Engine
Front Wheel Drive |
Front Engine
All Wheel Drive (Haldex) |
| Transmission Type |
3 speed automatic
TurboHydramatic 400 |
4 Speed Manual
(Diesel gear ratios) |
4 Speed Manual |
5 Speed Manual |
5 Speed Manual |
6 Speed Automatic-
Manual DSG |
| Engine Type |
90
degree
"Rocket" 350 V8
longitudinal mount |
Inlne-4
transverse mount |
Inlne-4
transverse mount |
Inlne-4
longitudinal mount |
15
degree VR6
transverse mount |
15
degree VR6
transverse mount |
| Valvetrain |
16V OHV pushrod driven
in-block cam, chain driven |
8V SOHC
Belt driven |
8V SOHC
Belt driven |
8V SOHC
Belt driven |
12V DOHC
Chain driven |
24V DOHC
Chain driven,
with VVT |
| Displacement |
5.7 liter
350 ci |
Original diesel motor replaced with
gasoline 1.5 liter from 1975 Rabbit
by previous owner |
1.6 liter |
2.0 liter |
2.8 liter |
3.2 lliter |
| Fuel delivery |
Carburetor
Rochester 2 barrel |
Carburetor
Weber Redline 2 barrel |
CIS Fuel Injection
Bosch |
Carburetor
2 barrel (Solex?) |
Multi-point Injection
Bosch Motronic |
Multi-point Injection
Bosch Motronic |
| Fuel Requirement |
Regular - leaded |
only ran right on premium |
regular |
regular |
premium |
premium |
| Ignition |
Distributor/Points |
Distributor/Points
(later Heathkit CDI) |
Distributor/Points
(later Heathkit CDI) |
Distributor/Electronic |
Waste Spark/Coilpack
(later MSD CDI) |
Coil-Per-Cylinder |
| Power |
250hp*
(old measurement) |
~70hp |
76hp |
80hp |
172hp |
250hp |
| Torque ft-lb@RPM |
355 @ 2600*
(old measurement) |
~75 lb-ft @ 3000 |
84 lb-ft @ 3200 |
110 lb-ft @ 2500 |
174 lb-ft @ 4200 |
236 lb-ft @ 2500 |
| Compression Ratio |
9:1
(Probably about 4:1 when I had it) |
~8.5:1 |
8.2:1 |
8.6:1 |
10:1 |
10.9:1 |
Fuel Economy. MPG
city/hwy |
You're kidding, right?
4 if you're lucky! |
~25 mpg |
25/38 mpg |
22/27 mpg |
17/24 mpg |
18/23 mpg *
(new measurement) |
| Brakes |
4 wheel drum |
Front: solid disc, 239mm
Rear: drum |
Front: solid disc, 239mm
Rear: drum |
Front: vented disc, 256mm
Rear: drum |
4 wheel disc: vented front, solid
rear
288mm front/226mm rear |
4 wheel disc, vented
345mm front/255mm rear |
Wheels
Tires |
Steel with hubcaps
Bias ply 15 inch,
size unknown |
Steel with center caps
155R13 or
175/70-13 |
Steel with center caps
175/70-13
Sears Roadhandler! |
Steel with center caps
205/75-14 |
Alloy
205/50-15 |
Alloy
225/40-18 |
Performance
(0-60mph) |
You must learn
patience... |
Thanks to diesel
transmission, quicker
than any Hyundai Excel of the time |
around 9 sec |
who cares, it's a truck |
7 sec |
6.5 sec (normal) 5.5 sec
(launch control) |
| Off-road
capability |
Surprisingly good |
Excellent |
Very good |
Good |
Not Tested |
No plan to test |
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