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    The Quantum Sports Car

    Dec 09, 2021 3 minutes
    “The Quantum saga began with MIT-trained nuclear physicist Walter Kern…”

    The 1962 Quantum was an attractive sports car — a low, lithe, fiberglass-bodied two-seater that looked like it could really go. But believing American drivers would flock to a sports car powered by a 51-cu.in. two-stroke engine was a stretch, despite its Jaguar-like styling. It was probably too odd a mixture for most people to accept.

    The Quantum saga began with

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