Ahh, but Art don't forget that the Mark X was a unit body car which came
pre-rusted to save the recyclers time.
John
>Many years ago I was racing a kid in a Jaguar MK 10 sedan. He stopped in
>front of me to talk with someone(guess which car was faster). I coouldn't
>stop and ran into the back of him. Both cars were towed away mine a TR3
>was able to be repaired his went to the junk yard. So much for the bigger
>car winning all the time.
>...Art
>
>On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Fred Krampits wrote:
>
>> In watching the news with Brian Williams on both CNBC & MSNBC, there was
>> a interesting report on what may be even a bigger danger to LBC's in
>> America than the Brit's taking them back to the UK. If my memory is
>> correct that a front end collision with a Sports Utility Vechice (the
>> infamous SUV) you are 30 time more likely to die than the SUV owner. In
>> a side collision you are 50 times more likely to die than the SUV owner.
>> I can only presume that the stats are much higher for us LBC owners.
>> Will this make me turn around and sell my beloved Midget. HELL NO.
>> Wether its walking a tightrope, driving Leman's, climbing Everest, now
>> LBC ownership is a deathdefying feat every time we take it on the road.
>> And like the tighrope walker that would fall if he looks down, I'm going
>> to watch out for these "Predators of the Road", but in no way let them
>> hamper my enjoyment of my Midget.
>>
>> Fred Krampits
>> "Adventurer, a True Thrill Seeker"
>>
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