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Re: Watch your speed

To: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
Subject: Re: Watch your speed
From: Roger Gibbs <rgibbs@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 20:08:16 -0700
Jan,

Glad to hear that you only got a warning!  Was he interested in the car or
it's rarity?

-Roger

jumpin'jan wrote:

> I finished up some needed repairs on my Harrington Lemans today. I
> completed a full rebuild on the rear axle assembly (junked the old 4.22)
> and replaced the twin Zeniths with a single 32/36 Weber.  It seemed like
> the weber took some HP away from the Lemans 1600, but it seems to rev
> better and idle smoother. The Lemans was running so well that I got
> pulled over by a local-yokel for going 50 in a 35 zone here in Kettering
> Ohio. Do you believe that? I told him that I just replaced the carb with
> a weber and was testing how well it would run. I, unfortunately, had a
> set of bogus Minnesota "Collector" plates on, but the car was registered
> in Ohio. Anyway, he must like Sunbeams because he gave me a warning and
> no ticket. Thank the Sunbeam gods!!!
> Jan
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