At 07:13 AM 2/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
>At 07:59 PM 2/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>ably be discussing der
>>Volkes "Focke" or perhaps der Mercedes "Wulfe". A Jaguar is one of the
>>fastest, if not the fastest animals living, an attribute,(speed), shared
>
> It seems to me both the names are entirely
>>appropriate, as possibly,was (is) the name Mustang, ( a horse a lot
>>slower than a Jaguar) both of which I have driven and flown.
>>
>>Geoff Love, The English Connection.
>>
>Geoff,
> A jaguar is a South American cat resembling a leopard and not particularly
>fast. As a jungle cat it IS quick, but could not run down a mustang. The
>cheetah is the 'fastest' animal, but even its speed is sustained only in
>burst. I remember that there was a car called the Cheetah, who made it?
>Also, the Ocelot?
> Michael, New Bern, NC
>
>
The cheetah was a special (read kit car, sort of) designed in the heady
days of racing when you could see Cobras actually driven in the heat of
battle next to CanAm Camaros, Mustangs, Vettes, and other such stuff.
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Sam Staton
'73 Rdstr - Maggie
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