On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:04:11 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> At least they made an effort to keep the weight to the rear... They also were geared fairly high. IIRC, you could do 55 in first gear. The fellow at the factory who was responsible for the design said he wanted the engine turning slowly at 65 and that he wanted a close-spaced transmission. That made it difficult to handle stop-and-go rush hour traffic on the LA freeways and made keeping the engine cool quite difficult. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
