You must be kidding, even with 360hp the 68 GTO could never go that fast. It was a pretty quick car, but technically you take into consideration wind drag, weight and actual gearing of the car and you have a brick on wheels.
Harry 69 280 SEL 72 350SL ? 04 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata ? Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert & Tara Ludwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Decent 6.9 in Atlanta > Not a bad looking car, but that silly little story included from the > star is pure fiction. Anyone who's ever owned a '68 GTO ( present > company included ) knows that 120 is just a nice mild cruising speed, > those beasts don't even start breathing hard till around 180...that's > when it's time to use the last third of the gas pedal travel. We used to > have a lot of fun with that car out on a dry lake. 220mph+ is an > interesting feeling :-) > If they passed a GTO at 120 it's because the guy in the goat didn't > care, not because the 6.9 is some super car. > I wonder why he included that little snippet in his ad? I guess it > didn't help him sell the thing. > > ---------Robert > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
