current count ; 35 (includes 1 car 1 mini-van 1 fullsize van, 2 tractors, 1
generator. 1 rototiller, 1 boat, 5 go-kart engines and a weed wacker.)
lifetime count; 75+
rick
----- Original Message -----
From: <Smokerbros@aol.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 11:12 PM
Subject: How many cylinders do you have?
> Peter Egan's latest column on R & T is about the number of cylinders we
have.
> My current count is 17, for instance. 8cyl. Silverado, 8 cyl. Firebird, 1
> cyl. Go-Ped. Meager by some counts. I think Egan's current count is 58.
>
> Then there is your life's total. Mine is 110 (including 18 4 bangers, and
17
> cars that have been autocrossed). Egan's is nearly 300, I think.
>
> By the way, Egan says that anything with internal combustion engines
counts,
> including lawn mowers, weed whackers, etc., and reminds us of something
that
> we all know, there are levels of quality, too. 12 lawn mowers does NOT
equal
> 1 Ferrari 275!
>
> For counting purposes, Egan didn't have to count Rotaries, or at least
didn't
> mention it. I figured them as 6 cylinder engines (3 chambers X 2 rotors).
>
> Okay, let's hear your numbers, complete with lies, excuses, stories!
>
> CHD
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