[Spridgets] calculating speed

Guy Weller guy.weller at tiscali.co.uk
Sun Oct 19 16:11:30 MDT 2008


Rolls Royce never supplied the actual Hp of their cars.  
The power was always quoted as "sufficient".

Guy

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Kitterer Bob
Sent: 19 October 2008 21:38
To: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] calculating speed


Here is something to ponder.

 From placards in the Gilmore Car Museum.

1929 Bentley Speed Six (the famous race car)
6.5 liters
160 hp
top speed 95 mph

1933 RR Phantom II Sports Coupe
5485 lbs
43.3 hp
Top speed 96 mph

No other information was provided

Struck me as odd.

Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2000 Miata Special Edition




On Oct 18, 2008, at 4:18 PM, Weslake1330 at aol.com wrote:

> Weight makes a neglible difference to top speed.  Whether or not  
> 50bhp  is
> enough for a car to reach 100mph depends on how aerodyanmic the car  
> is.
>
> W e s l a k e 1330
>
> In a message dated 18/10/2008 18:37:41 GMT Daylight Time,
> andrewpayne at intrex.net writes:
>
> A 1500  pound car from the sixties cannot go
> 100 MPH with only 50  HP!"
>
> Drew
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