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From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:38 (Cross postings deleted, automatically) "jim beam" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:ZeWdnc15VqdSQOvWnZ2dnUVZ_tZi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... > On 02/13/2010 08:34 AM, clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: >> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:56:14 -0800, jim beam<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >>> >>>> On the rough roads of central Africa the American cars would not have >>>> stood up well either. Killed my '67 Peugeot too. The '49 VW stood up >>>> pretty well, considering!!! >>> >>> i always thought these were fun: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:220505_simca.jpg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_A110_1600_-_001.jpg >> > > > -- > nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Clive on 13 Feb 2010 12:35 In message <o2ldn59i3j2jneobc8hd8i2fhcieg1i8uv(a)4ax.com>, clare(a)snyder.on.ca writes >UGLY, yes, but it would outhandle just about anything I could put it >up against, and the suspension soaked up the WORST roads.. With the >1300 engine it was underpowered, but the handling ballanced things >out. In those days the Renault 12 just like the Citroen GS had small displacement ,high revving engines to give them a bit of power. This was because the French government of the day taxed cars by engine displacement, (cc in England, cubes in America) and not by BHP. -- Clive
From: jim beam on 13 Feb 2010 12:46 On 02/13/2010 09:35 AM, Clive wrote: > In message <o2ldn59i3j2jneobc8hd8i2fhcieg1i8uv(a)4ax.com>, > clare(a)snyder.on.ca writes >> UGLY, yes, but it would outhandle just about anything I could put it >> up against, and the suspension soaked up the WORST roads.. With the >> 1300 engine it was underpowered, but the handling ballanced things >> out. > In those days the Renault 12 just like the Citroen GS had small > displacement ,high revving engines to give them a bit of power. the way it should be imo. > This was > because the French government of the day taxed cars by engine > displacement, (cc in England, cubes in America) and not by BHP. -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:56 (Cross postings deleted, automatically) "Clive" <Clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:+8xkYmAMLudLFw75(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... > In message <o2ldn59i3j2jneobc8hd8i2fhcieg1i8uv(a)4ax.com>, > clare(a)snyder.on.ca writes >>UGLY, yes, but it would outhandle just about anything I could put it >>up against, and the suspension soaked up the WORST roads.. With the >>1300 engine it was underpowered, but the handling ballanced things >>out. > In those days the Renault 12 just like the Citroen GS had small > displacement ,high revving engines to give them a bit of power. This was > because the French government of the day taxed cars by engine > displacement, (cc in England, cubes in America) and not by BHP. > -- > Clive >
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:57
(Cross postings deleted, automatically) "jim beam" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:9budnfMqdbT6eOvWnZ2dnUVZ_rxi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... > On 02/13/2010 09:35 AM, Clive wrote: >> In message <o2ldn59i3j2jneobc8hd8i2fhcieg1i8uv(a)4ax.com>, >> clare(a)snyder.on.ca writes >>> UGLY, yes, but it would outhandle just about anything I could put it >>> up against, and the suspension soaked up the WORST roads.. With the >>> 1300 engine it was underpowered, but the handling ballanced things >>> out. >> In those days the Renault 12 just like the Citroen GS had small >> displacement ,high revving engines to give them a bit of power. > > the way it should be imo. > > >> This was >> because the French government of the day taxed cars by engine >> displacement, (cc in England, cubes in America) and not by BHP. > > -- > nomina rutrum rutrum |