I really think I should sell my old Mustang fastback and get a 1953 Starlight Coupe. And stuff a 9" motor in there :)
Keep the shiny side up! sean On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Peter Crisitello <[email protected]> wrote: > David: > > I'm sorry, but everything you just stated as a negative are the main reasons > I still drive my Studebakers. > > > Peter Crisitello > [email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of EVDL Administrator > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:55 AM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Seeking donor models for an under 3000lb conversion > > The irony here is that the light weight and low speed are meant to minimize > the personal hazard of operating a light vehicle with little or no crash > protection. > > Even with a conversion, these same requirements may force you into an old > car, so that you have to forgo modern safety design such as energy absorbing > controlled-crush front and rear, air bags, and the like. You might even end > up using something so old that it has no collapsable steering column and no > seat belts. I'm sure that's not what the lawmakers had in mind, but such > things happen sometimes on the outer edges of well-intentioned laws. > > 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) > -- Sean Korb [email protected] http://www.spkorb.org '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso _______________________________________________ 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)
