My point exactly.
---- Rich C <richchrysler@quickclic.net> wrote:
=============
You fellows are all being totally ridiculous. And comparing period this vs.
that of the modern era could go on forever. It's meaningless crap.
Try putting something of the same period up against our British favourites.
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From: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@windstream.net>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 7:19 PM
To: "Robert Duquette" <robertduquette@sympatico.ca>; "Healeys"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] What a great day!
> Maybe if it hasn't been tuned properly, oh, and try it from 35 to 90--we
> will see how big that smile is:)
>
>
> ---- Robert Duquette <robertduquette@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> =============
> a localish guy locally told me that he could make my Midget take a jag e
> off
> the line and I replied that my ford 3.8L station wagon ( at the time )
> could
> take an e. He conceded silently.
> ( and I'll never buy another ford. )
>
> Robert Duquette
> Ottawa ON Canada
> 1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )
> 1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
> 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen )
>
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/temp/2009FallTour.jpg
>
>
>> OK----at the risk of POing someone, let me just say--I'm a skeptic here.
>> I
> live in Western Pa with many hills. I also have an E-Type. Although my
> Healey
> pulls these hills nicely, it is not as agressive on them as the E-Type
> (not
> close), and neither of them will take on a 5L V8.
>>
>> My guess is that the guy in the 5.7L V8 was not trying.
>>
>> OK---flame suit on.
>>
>> tom
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