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Re: B weight?

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: B weight?
From: Ross MacPherson <arm@unix.infoserve.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:19:42 -0800
At 10:52 AM 1/23/97 -0600, you wrote:
>How much does the (unladen) MGB weigh?  The website lists "18.5 cwt";
>what the hell is that?
>
>-- 
>

Todd

CWT is an abbreviation for "Hundred Weight" which, with typical British
Logic, is equal to 112 pounds. With typical American logic it's often
rounded off to 100 pounds in the US.   So either 2072 or 1850 pounds. Any
better off now?
 
Cheers, eh!
   ___        \______           Ross MacPherson 
  / __ \ __ /       /------|)   arm@unix.infoserve.net
/  (___)---------/ (___)        Vancouver, BC, Canada
 1947 MG-TC 3528                1966 MGB-GT   


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