[Spridgets] MG 2009

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

We had the speed reduction also.



We also had a change to metric around there somewhere.  The internet tells me
it was in '71, but the internet also says this: "Driving in Canada might be
quite different from driving in the USA. In Canada people drive on the right
hand side of the road. ... "  ( from: http://www.driving-in.com/canada/ )

> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:06:51 -0500
>
> > Really? 40 years ago I was too young to drive, but 37 years ago, when I
> did
> > get my license, the highway speed was 60mph up here and after a bit it
was
> > more common to drive 80. That wasn't in an LBC though.
>
> 35 years ago in 1974 a national speed limit in the US was instituted
> that DROPPED the limit to 55mph. I have to believe that the ability to
> cruise at speeds higher than that WAS a design parameter as well as a
> justification for the ever-increasing engine sizes and diff ratios
> used in Spridgets. Is it the best feature of a Spridget? Not really.
> But these are versatile little cars and I would hate to be the
> limiting factor.
> David L