In a message dated 2000-06-21 6:33:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
<< R&T in October '63 reported on the Le Mans MGB of that year (7DBL). It
was geared to do 131mph on the straight, and lapped at 104. It had
aluminum body panels, a streamlined nose cone, and the factory hardtop.
The weight was estimated at about 1900lbs. No overdrive. The engine had
10.7:1 compression, headers, and a single Weber 45-DCO. >>
And only 10 mph slower than the 1961 Twincam coupe, which had 200 less ccs.
;-)
My race car is limited to about 130 mph by gearing, though I have wondered
what the top end might be limited only by aerodynamics.
Bill
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