My dear friend Jeff,
You wouldn't still have that old "squirrely" handling Hemi Cuda would 'ya. I
mean, as
poorly as those damned things handled and with the crappy fuel economy, constant
tuning and all, let me take it off your hands so you can spend more time with
your
beloved TR.
I am willing to make the sacrifice for a fellow lister,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Jeff Johnson wrote:
> Cole:
> I've not timed my TR6 in a quarter-mile race so I can't really tell you any
>times
> for that, but when I had owned it for about 2 years (bought it new), I could
>do
> 110 mph on a long enough straight away. Never timed it to that speed, but I
>was
> not into fastest times from point A to point B. The best part was the way it
> handled at speed. My previous experience was limited to '67 Satellites, '70
>Hemi
> 'Cudas and '68 Mustangs with built-up 390 cid motors. Their front ends always
> seemed to get quite squirrely at speed.
> Not so the TR6. It was just as smooth at top end as 70 mph. What a car! No
>wonder
> I still have it.
>
> Jeff Johnson
> '76 TR6
>
> CCampb8169@aol.com wrote:
>
> > My sons are having a good laugh at the pile of rust that I claim will
> > eventually look like the car on the cover of the May97 Classic & Sports car
> > Mag. Naturally the conversation went to speed and I haven't the foggiest
>idea
> > how fast this car will go when I am done with it. Does anybody know what a
>71
> > tr6 does the quarter mile in and what the top end is? Whatever you tell me,
>I
> > will undoubtedly enhance when I talk to my sons about it. Thanks, Cole
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