A lot of people have shown an interest in discussing the origins of the fire here, but I haven't seen any posts yet addressing Bruce's question -- was this really a Smart?
Bruce provided links that show a Smart chassis. The burnt-out skeleton in the photos resembles it. However, there are also some differences. Look at the shape of the front crossmember (what in an ICEV might be the radiator support) and the bumper support (?) below it, compared to the pictures of the actual Smart frame. I think I also see differences at the rear quarters. The rocker panels seem to be shaped differently, too. Anybody else remember the Flybo and the other Chinese EVs that resembled Smarts? They showed up about 10 years ago. Diamler tried to sue the makers, but I don't know how successful they were at stopping them. If they were shut down, it might have been mainly because they were fairly junky knockoffs. http://evalbum.com/type/FLYB I can't find any online pictures of the Flybo frame like the ones Bruce found of the Smart (thanks, Bruce). It does make you wonder, though. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
