The 4.6 liter V8 was the design power plant for this vehicle. Since the article only speaks of a single Messenger that changed hands recently and is now destined to stay electric, I would not be surprised if what Wayne is working on is *this* vehicle from Joe Bortz.
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator via EV Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:42 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 2003 Mercury Messanger PS -- It's an intriguing coincidence that another Mercury Messenger was in the news this spring. I doubt that yours will manage as much range, but I expect it'll have a somewhat less spectacular denouement. ;-) Here's a little more on the Mercury Messenger (the FoMoCo one, not the NASA one) : http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/10/08/could-the-stillborn-messenger- concept-car-have-saved-mercury/ http://v.gd/6RKmEr The article says the owner is "planning to source a 4.6-liter modular V-8 and six-speed automatic transmission to make it a running and driveable car," then that "he´s since decided to keep the concept car electrified." I wonder what changed his mind, and whether a 120 volt DC drive will satisfy someone who originally considered a big V8. 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 For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
