So, what you're saying is that the chase scene in "For Your Eyes Only" with
the 2CV careening down the mountainside is typical??? ;=)
Elton Clark wrote:
>
> Okay, this is getting out of hand:
>
> Jim opines that the 2CV secret is in the suspension travel . .
>
> Carter recounts the success of a '55 (!) race success . .
>
> As the ex-owner of a '67 2CV I am driven to comment . . . Tho' true that
> they seem terrifying fast when driven in a spirited manner: all heeled over
> with the doorhandles dragging the pavement in every corner, screaming 2
> cylinder 18 horsepower engine noises,
> 125 x 380 bicycle tire scrabbling for a grip, . . .in actual fact, they
> are only going about 12 miles an hour!!!!! As to being able to place well
> in competitive events, there is a simple explanation: anyone following is
> terrorized by the sight of the lurching, gyrating mobile dust-bin with it's
> panels and canvas flapping in the wind and they are plain afraid of getting
> close enough to pass!
> (-;
> Tony_______________________@Sherman.Texas
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