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Old 05-23-2018, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by xb-60 View Post

I’m looking at an Autocar road test from 1967 of a 427 Cobra, and the comment is “The back tyres spun nearly all the way to 60-odd mph in 1st” and “we paced out the black marks later and found that they went on for a conservative 60 yards”.
Remember that this was done with 1960's technology. Tires and suspension are significantly more advanced now than then. Half a century makes a big difference.

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