Oh, I agree! I don't always take off fast-but, I pass 'em fast! And I can
howl down the freeway at 70-85-no problem. Cornering is a breeze. I just
love my baby for the shear joy of pulling out of my parking place! And you
know what ? The faster I go, the better he handles and the quieter and
smoother the motor! (Dave said he built Nigel for speed!) All those 130
ponies! (horsies wouldn't have enough room under that hood!)
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: Engine conversions
>---"Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil> wrote:
>> Unfortuneately, the car we all love just lacks enough strength to go
>head
>> to head against a Geo Metro (that's embarrassing). Not mention the
>fact
>> that everyone that pulls up next to you at a light suddenly wants to
>drag.
>> I own my car because I want it to be my sports car, Giovanni gave
>the body
>> to do it with, I just want to add a power plant that completes my
>picture
>> of what the car should be.
>
>Took my baby out for a spin yesterday, and believe me, I don't drive
>it hard. Okay, well, not THAT hard. Ugh, okay, I drive it hard!
>
>Anyway, a guy comes out of a neighborhood in a Taurus Wagon. Yee-haw!
> (Apologies to all you Tauri owners out there!)
>
>He almost hits me, so I glare at him. He's in the typical 'driving my
>boring sedan' zombie mode. So, as I'm tooling around on this nice and
>curvy country road, I notice him creeping up behind me. Damn, I
>think, I'll never be able to get away from this jerk, when we hit some
>30-40 mph twisties.
>
>Of course, I just floor it at take 'em at 70 mph. He actually slows
>down form the curves. Next thing I know, I'm coming up FAST on a mini
>van. Look out, soccer mom! Britiron coming through!
>
>These things can be faster than you think! And, thinking back, I hope
>he had his window down - I probably fumed him for 2-3 miles!!
>
>Oh well - got to rush home today and put the Spit through some more
>'howling' twisties. It was quite a rush sliding through that turn at
>70 mph with all 4 wheels singing!
>
>Triumph Spitfire - The most fun you can have under the posted speed
>limit.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Chip - 2 Geo Metro's, 1 Mini Van, 1 Yugo and counting. Hey, is that a
>VW Beetle coming up? Uh oh! :-)
>
>
>==
>Chip Mautz
>Dacula, Ga, USA
>'99 Jeep Wrangler Sport -(O|||||||O)-
>'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV - 'Ol Smokey
>
>The essence of an adventure is you never know how it will turn out.
>
>
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