Hell, that thing weighs more than my RB 78 Midget. By about 700 lbs.
Larry
On Mar 31, 2006, at 4:51 PM, John Innis wrote:
> The seller is correct, you would have to be very "afluent" indeed to
> purchase this thing (money to burn?). It looks like someone took a
> golf cart motor and added enough betteries to make it move the car.
> And with a whopping 7 1/2 HP, this thing can reall fly. Maximim speed
> 55mph, I'm guessing that is downhill with a strong tailwind. Poor
> little Spridget, probably never saw it coming.
>
> On 3/31/06, Jay Fishbein <type79@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> I've seen this car at local shows.
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-MG-
>> Midget_W0QQitemZ4625885016QQcategoryZ31859QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>> Batteries don't really affect performance. They only add 1,000 lbs to
>> the curb weight and with a recharge time of only 10 hours you
>> could make
>> it cross-country in probably 3-4 weeks. (Okay maybe a bit longer but
>> this is a beautiful country.)
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