----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list
> The first car I lusted after was a 57 Old Starfire convertible. That was > in the early sixties, and it had a whopping price tag of $450. Far more > than I could pay. > > A year later I bought a 34 Ford Tudor. It didn't have a drivetrain, but it > came with a 1960 Poniac Nascar engine and dual range hydramatic.They were > laying on the floor of the car where the seats should have been. I was > only fifteen years old. i rounded up three or four of my buddies and we > pushed it two miles from the garage where it was stored to may dad's > garage. Took me two years to put it all together and get it running, but > it eventually went112 mph in a quarter mile in 12.56 seconds. The front > end lifted a bit at more than 100 mph, but I aligned the rear axle well > enough (on its buggy spring) that I could keep the hammer down even when I > couldn't steer. Lots of fun. Teenagers don't know fear. Har!! My first car was much more recently built than yours. A 72 Mercury Capri (built in Germany). Sadly, while it had a very peppy little 2 liter engine, the darned thing had a 3 speed automatic. If I pushed it really hard, I could coax 105mph out of it. After that, I had back to back Mada RX-2s. The first had the 12AR engine, which put out 60hp more than the standard 12A engine. I recall it was close to 180hp, not bad for an 1100cc engine. Odd little 4 door sedan, but it stayed on the ground unless pushed really hard. The next one was a 2 door fastback which bore an uncanny resemblance to an airfoil. It was pretty light on the ground at any speed over 100mph. I was coming down a long grade one day, going very fast. I actually lifted all 4 wheels off the road for a couple of hundred feet. No Fear!! William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
