Bear in mind that for those of us in the UK, our idea of a 'modern car' does
not have anything like the performance of a Dodge Charger - although I would
agree that even our 'warm' hatches, let alone hot hatches, will out-drag a
Spitfire.
The Spitfire fights back by being low, draughty, noisy, and, above all, your
arse is 2" off the ground, so it always FEELS much faster than a modern car
even if it is not! This is still enough to scare (if not impress) most
people only used to modern cars.
Finally, one minor historical correction. The Spitfire engine first
appeared (in 893cc form!) in a Standard car, and was only ever used for
cars. It was the 4-cylinder engine used in early TRs (and others) that was
also used by Ferguson tractors AFAIK.
Richard & Daffy
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