[MBZ] Monte vs. Merceces

2010-11-23 Thread theprofil...@dwx.com
Loren wrote: Same people who used to buy the Shovey Monte carlos with 6 feet of tunnel between the radiator and the front of the engine, and think it was a fine piece of Automotive engineering while I was lusting for a 300TD. Loren: Our friend Doug Havlik loves those. He has one he's

Re: [MBZ] Monte vs. Merceces

2010-11-23 Thread Dieselhead
I never said Dougie was not nuts. Yeah, I know he has a thing for that Detroit iron. But then he was into Brit cars too, Esp Lotus. I like to think his tastes matured late. He ran his 201 like crazy. Now he really likes his 126. Same people who used to buy the Shovey Monte carlos

Re: [MBZ] Monte vs. Merceces

2010-11-23 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 6:32 AM, theprofil...@dwx.com theprofil...@dwx.com wrote: front mid-engined I've heard BMWs described this way, with the justification being that any car where the engine's center of mass is between the axles is mid-engined (whether it's in front of the seats or behind).