And what about the old 2.0L pintos, aside from the gas tank thing, those
were quick, agile
little cars too. ( also liked the 180hp covair conv. )
john.kahoon@juno.com
71 Midget
On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 21:47:36 -0500 (EST) dresden@tiac.net writes:
>I passed a Ford Fiesta you know
>>the one with the skinny tires and 3
>>cyl and I couldn't shake him!!
>>He stayed behind me the whole way!I
>>couldn't believe it!I know my '79
>>doesn't handle like an older one but
>>this is rediculous!
>>These little cars could be a real
>>sleeper hop up the engine and put
>>wider tires on it and you may have a
>>modern mini cooper!
>>Are these things made in
>>Germany?
>
>Pat,
>
>I don't know about the new ones (Festiva?), but I think the Fiesta had
>a
>four cylinder engine, they were pretty agile little cars, and those, I
>believe, were in fact made in Germany, or at least were designed by
>Ford of
>Germany. And the new ones, well, if your '79 B is stock U.S. spec, the
>new
>Festiva, three cylinder and all, probably has a better power-to-weight
>ratio, sorry to say.
>
>Nevin
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