lawrie;
just for the hell of it, i checked my tc handbok for such non-important
info..it sez the tc weighs 15.5cwt = 787kg..1 cwt = 50.77 kg ???
for those that need to be metric. then 1lb= .4536kg..so the old car ought
to weigh1735lb(tc)....unless i hit the wrong buttons on the abacus.
how about that for useless info?
dick fontaine
48mgtc
62tr3b
"if it aint steel, it aint real"
(i take no blame for 4th grade math errors)
On Thu, 23 Jan 1997 britcars@juno.com wrote:
>
> On Thu, 23 Jan 1997 10:52:19 -0600 (CST) todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil
> (Todd Mullins) writes:
> >How much does the (unladen) MGB weigh? The website lists "18.5 cwt";
> >what the hell is that?
>
> Ah, the joys of pre-metric English weights & measures!
>
> A "cwt." is 112lbs. (No idea what that is in kilos; I'm an old
> Englishman...
>
> Lawrie
>
> PS Just saw Bill Schooler's post. Sorry, Bill, you're only half right!
> "cwt." is the abbreviation for "hundredweight", but we Brits always like
> to give a bit extra....
>
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