Barry Berg writes:
> The MG is an excellent example of a retro car. In the US (and I
> think all North American versions) the 1962 version weighed 2000 Lbs
> and had a 103Bhp engine. Rather than re-engineer the car, when
> polution control and federal crash regs came into effect, they just
> added on. Net effect is in 1980 the last one off the line at
> the MG Works weighed about 3500 lbs and sported a whomping
> 68 Bhp.
Really?!?
Where exactly did you get your figures? To the best of my recollection,
the 18G was rated somewhere around 98 hp, though the 68 hp of the latest
cars sounds about right. But I really can't believe that the car was
a) quite that light in 1962, and
b) nearly that heavy in 1980.
Fifteenhundredpounds is a HUGE weight gain! Are you embellishing a
bit? Or might you have meant to type 2500 instead?
--
Todd "All in the interest of accuracy, mind you" Mullins
Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast
'74 MGB Tourer
"I could go at any time..."
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