My big ol'55 FX3 Austin London Cab is no lbc, but rather a 6' tall
hulk, and I have won a few bets by making a u turn in the space of three
parking spaces in a parking lot. Most people over here don't know that
the London police regulations required the taxi to u turn in a space of
25 ft.
Probably explains why the steering box is the size of a watermelon.
Ed Townley
Southern NM, USA
64 BJ8
59 AN5
60 AN5 RHD
55 Austin FX3 Taxi
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:51 -0800 (PST)
From: David Booker <tncarnut1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] flat towing
To: spridget <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Message-ID: <855882.58412.qm@web36803.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote: Those
Swedish bricks turn like nothing else.
Ever driven a Spitfire or Herald? The front wheels seem to almost turn
90 degrees (obviously I'm exaggerating a teeny bit, but those cars have
INCREDIBLY tiny turning radii) I restored a '70 Spitfire a long time
ago and was blown away by the ability to do a U-turn in way less than
the width of my residential street. Add a little hand brake to the mix
and it would easily turn around in its own length...
- David Booker
'71 Midget
Long Island
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