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Laz - Monday, 10 February, 2014, at 3:41:22 pm |
| Re: NPC: We're lucky our cars don't have many gremlins at all. It could be worse: Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 10 February, 2014, at 4:24:53 pm |
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MikenOH - Monday, 10 February, 2014, at 5:23:53 pm |
And this is how they sold them:
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For all of you wondering how it drove..:
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The braking test from 70 mph was priceless...
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For all of you wondering how it drove..:
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The braking test from 70 mph was priceless...
| Re: Sort of looks like a Chukka boot on wheels Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 10 February, 2014, at 5:45:59 pm |
MikenOH - Monday, 10 February, 2014, at 6:39:05 pm |
Look up some of those other road tests that were done on that format--lots of muscle cars there.
One in particular--1969 440 GTX; 375HP/3 spd auto that did 0-60 in a bit over 7 seconds.
There are probably dozens of sedans that could best that performance today; lower weight, better suspensions, better tires all add up to faster acceleration and better handling cars--at a price.
I always thought I'd want to own an example of Detroit's muscle cars from the 60's for that occasional drive down memory lane, but for what a fraction they cost these days, you can get a modern day car that can run circles around it.
One in particular--1969 440 GTX; 375HP/3 spd auto that did 0-60 in a bit over 7 seconds.
There are probably dozens of sedans that could best that performance today; lower weight, better suspensions, better tires all add up to faster acceleration and better handling cars--at a price.
I always thought I'd want to own an example of Detroit's muscle cars from the 60's for that occasional drive down memory lane, but for what a fraction they cost these days, you can get a modern day car that can run circles around it.
| Re: Guenter--if you have a chance Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 10 February, 2014, at 7:49:03 pm |
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Look up some of those other road tests that were done on that format--lots of muscle cars there.
One in particular--1969 440 GTX; 375HP/3 spd auto that did 0-60 in a bit over 7 seconds.
There are probably dozens of sedans that could best that performance today; lower weight, better suspensions, better tires all add up to faster acceleration and better handling cars--at a price.
I always thought I'd want to own an example of Detroit's muscle cars from the 60's for that occasional drive down memory lane, but for what a fraction they cost these days, you can get a modern day car that can run circles around it.
Hey Mike, I'm aware of those muscle car performances. They sound good. They were fast in their time as long as you had a straight stretch of road. But, handling was quite another story. Just not my cup of tea.
Progress is pretty amazing. When you look at Nurburgring times, a 981S making it in 7:58 is only 2 seconds slower than a 2000 Porsche Turbo. That really is pretty impressive.
...hmmmm, that gets me to wondering which suspension that record setting 981S had.
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