>Hello,
> As you know, I'm a college student who needs a way to amuse himself
>when
>not
>working at digging myself out of this work-pit. So, when I spotted a yellow
>rubber-bumpered midget sitting at a car lot about 25 minutes out of town,
>I got
>ideas of a test-drive. I won't buy it unless the price is right and I
>have the
>money, but I really want to test drive the baby just to see if it really
>is more
>powerful than a 'B (I doubt it!)
Believe it or not - in stock form the rubber bumpered Midgets will out
perform the same year B. In handling, acceleration and fuel milage. Go
back to the late 70's R&T and look at the comparisons for your self.
Remember you have a 1500 engine vs an 1800 engine in cars where one is
significantly heavier than the other, both with single Z-S carbs. Note
this is for the Rubber bumpered cars Not the chrome bumpered. I suspect
the equation is reversed in the earlier cars 'cuz the Midget had smaller
engines.
> So, should the guy say "Give me $200 and it's yours", should I look for
>the
>same things that I look for in a 'B? I know the basics about serious
>rust, no blue
>smoke, tire wear, water in the oil, etc, but is there anything
>Midget-specific?
>Thanks, I could be a new proud Midget owner soon.
Basically the same things. And remeber the death rattle.
>--
>Michael S. Lishego
>St. Andrews Presbyterian College
>Elementary Education Major,
>English Minor, Class of 1999
>R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
Good Luck
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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