Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!microsoft!fluke!inc From: inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Slowmobiles Message-ID: <479@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 12:50:32 EST Article-I.D.: tpvax.479 Posted: Fri Dec 14 12:50:32 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 24-Dec-84 03:09:01 EST References: <19@tekig5.UUCP> <612@rayssd.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 24 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ****** REPLACE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR LINE **** --------------------------------------------------------- Slow? You want slow? I had a brand new 1969 Plymouth Cricket back in 1971. I mean that thing was so slow the new ones were already two years old! It got 0-40 in something around 3 aeons, and who KNOWS if it could get to 60. This was a slug! It went downhill ok, but if you were on a .05% grade or more, forget it. It had an accurate speedometer, though. We once took it on a TSD rally held by the Madison (WI) sports car club, and a fully computerized 'Vette was following us through a 3-mile stretch that we were supposed to do holding the speed to precisely 32 or something... at the next checkpoint, the Corvette owner told us his equipment showed us doing the exact speed... we won a trophy in the Novice class even though our navigation aids only consisted of a Timex pocket watch and Teledyne 'Versalog' slide rule. A Very Merry Christmas to you all!!-- Gary Benson ms232e -*- John Fluke Mfg Co -*- Box C9090 -*- Everett WA 98206 USA {microsoft,allegra,ssc-vax,sun,sb1}{decvax,ihnp4,tektronix!uw-beaver}!fluke!inc giventheappropriatetechnology,ifyouleftyesterdayat1200baudyoucouldbeonsaturnnow