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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: re:my car is slower than yours
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Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 16:10:15 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 15 16:10:15 1984
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>> I used to drive a 1961 VW bus with the 35 horse motor. 

> Will you people never stop exaggerating about your powerful engines?  :-) 
> 35 horsies, indeed!
> We all know that the 1200 engine only had 34. :-)

> rick

Actually, you're both wrong.  The first production 1200's came with 25
hp motors (these are now worth a fortune -- extremely rare in good
condition).  This was upgraded to a 36 hp engine, and subsequently to
40 horsepower.  The 1300s, 1500s and 1600s had bigger powerhouses 
yet...  :-)  These are all, by the way, SAE Gross horsepower.  To get
SAE Net (which is the way it's measured today), subtract about 20% (in
the case of a Beetle).  So you'd be driving around with a grand total
of 20 horse.  Wow!  (but, it didn't use much gas did it?).

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				watmath!watdcsu!haapanen

Q: How long will a VW run on the fuel a 747 uses in an hour?
A: Twice around the world.

Q: How long will a 747 run on the fuel a VW uses in an hour?
A: Cough!

[I know, these are *old*...]