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Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote: Alan Browne wrote: All Things Mopar wrote: I have no credibility to lose, Floyd. We do agree on something. But, as I say, you think and do whatever you please. But, to the extent that "my reputation preceeds me," you should err on the side of STFU, if you'd like a piece of friendly advice. Says Gas Guzzler. Oy! Oxymoron: stfu as friendly advice. He is confused in more ways that one. And it won't work with Floyd, thank heaven; I tried and it didn't work, although I omitted the "tf" from the formula, and later recanted. Go get 'em, Floyd. Three out of four ornery curmudgeons agree the Mopar is toast... So he *must* be. I would consider myself to be a "car guy" and according to Georgia Tech I'm a graduate engineer, and I think he's a loon too. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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"J. Clarke" wrote in message ... William Graham wrote: "Robert Brace" wrote in message news1Oeg.209839$WI1.175712@pd7tw2no... "ASAAR" wrote in message news On Mon, 29 May 2006 15:46:58 -0700, William Graham wrote: But tremendous amounts of horsepower and its resulting acceleration wouldn't do much, because there weren't many long straight sections..... It would have to make up its losses on the few that there were.... They did run some powerful machines, like the Cad-Allards, but they didn't always show too well..... Sounds like the Sunbeams that were fitted with small Ford V8s (289?). Very fast but the engine moved the C.O.G. so far forward that they didn't handle very well. They were called the Sunbeam Tiger and used the 260ci version of the small-block Ford engine of the day. I always liked the way they looked and felt they would form the basis of a truly capable runner if set up properly. I understand there is a S. California company that does the same thing with the Miyata....... I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that -- witness the AC Cobra with the 289HP version of that engine that really sat the sportscar world on its ear. Quite a change from the old AC Bristol. Bob Yes....the Cobra was my dream car for years. It had it all. Light weight, powerful engine. Superb handling.....But like most of my dreams, they stopped making them just before I had the money to buy one........ Actually, you can get very good facsimiles of the Cobra from a number of sources. It wasn't all that complex a car. That's right....That was it's appeal. (to me) It's simplicity.....No fancy extras. Just a powerful engine, a good transmission, a light frame, and excellent suspension with minimum unsprung weight and equal weight on each wheel.....IOW, a racer's dream car. I always wondered why some bicycle shop didn't build one out of double butted bicycle frame tubing...... |
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Today, with great enthusiasm and quite emphatically, J. Clarke
laid this on an unsuspecting readership ... Floyd L. Davidson wrote: John McWilliams wrote: Alan Browne wrote: All Things Mopar wrote: I have no credibility to lose, Floyd. We do agree on something. But, as I say, you think and do whatever you please. But, to the extent that "my reputation preceeds me," you should err on the side of STFU, if you'd like a piece of friendly advice. Says Gas Guzzler. Oy! Oxymoron: stfu as friendly advice. He is confused in more ways that one. And it won't work with Floyd, thank heaven; I tried and it didn't work, although I omitted the "tf" from the formula, and later recanted. Go get 'em, Floyd. Three out of four ornery curmudgeons agree the Mopar is toast... So he *must* be. I would consider myself to be a "car guy" and according to Georgia Tech I'm a graduate engineer, and I think he's a loon too. another maroon heard from |
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J. Clarke wrote:
William Graham wrote: Yes....the Cobra was my dream car for years. It had it all. Light weight, powerful engine. Superb handling.....But like most of my dreams, they stopped making them just before I had the money to buy one........ Actually, you can get very good facsimiles of the Cobra from a number of sources. It wasn't all that complex a car. Or if you've got the bucks, ... http://www.acautomotive.info/index.html http://www.acautomotive.info/PDF/ACi...seMay06PDF.pdf |
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"no_name" wrote in message news J. Clarke wrote: William Graham wrote: Yes....the Cobra was my dream car for years. It had it all. Light weight, powerful engine. Superb handling.....But like most of my dreams, they stopped making them just before I had the money to buy one........ Actually, you can get very good facsimiles of the Cobra from a number of sources. It wasn't all that complex a car. Or if you've got the bucks, ... http://www.acautomotive.info/index.html http://www.acautomotive.info/PDF/ACi...seMay06PDF.pdf Well, I hope they do well.....It's a bit late for me....I think I would be better served by buying an BMW, or a Miyata, or even a restored MG-TC or Morgan.....The Cobra is a little hot for my 70 year old eyes and reactions....But for many years it was my dream car...... |
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