Oh, you can go pretty fast in one. A college friend of mine found that out the hard way; he came round a bend on a country lane to find a group of hikers spread out all across the road. He managed to avoid them all, but was less fortunate in avoiding the tree branch hanging over the bank. It came straight through the windscreen, and straight through his chest.
We even managed to get three people in that car on one occasion, but that really only works if the two people in the passenger seat know each other _very_ well (they certainly will by the end of the journey :-). The Vitesse does pretty well with that 120HP, too - not surprising in a car that weights about 1800lbs dry. I've had one up to around 120mph. > Despite the lowish power output, the GT6 was a nice little car. Light, > and close to the ground, so it seemed you were going fast, even if you > weren't! > > John > > > On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:32:20 -0400 (EDT), John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "mike.wilson" > >> Subject: Re: OT: Mazdas vs cameras > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > This is on an engine rated at 1300cc? In 1972, in the UK, that > >> would > >> > get you a Ford Escort or Vauxhall Viva with maybe 55BHP. The > >> Triumph > >> > Spitfire, a sports car of the period, was rated about the same. > >> > Although they also used about half the fuel. > >> > > >> > >> 1150CC actually. > >> My cold weather starting procedure was crank the engine on full choke > >> while pumping the primer bulb for about 15 seconds, then change the > >> leading spark plugs for dry ones. > >> At that point, the engine would start just fine. > >> > >> The Spitfire was 170HP? I thought they used the same (more or less) > >> Morris engine that was in the MGB? > >> > >> William Robb > > > > Wrong dangling antecedent - that "about the same" refers to the 55HP. > > The Spitfire was definitely nowhere near 170HP; even the straight six > > 2-litre engine used in the GT-6 (and in my favourite stealth vehicle, > > the Vitesse) only put out around 120HP. > > > > > > > > -- > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >
