Re: SER1 Tire size on a 80 inch

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    Fact is Peter,
    You might do 90+ in an 80" (usually the hood needs to be off and you
need  a 1:20 down slope). A better result would be gained either out the
back door of a C130 or down a greased mine shaft. My Discovery will do
over 150kmh flat out but the law of the land and the laws of physics if
anything goes wrong, not to mention the fact that the engine will not
really like it for a long period of time, dictates that a more sedate
speed makes sense.
    Remember that these vehicles were never built with the intention of
being highway burners (seem to recall that they were advertised as the
"farmers friend" at one point ) and that highway speeds and people's
expectations of reasonable highway speeds in the early 1950s were not
what they are today. Can't we just enjoy Series Is for what they are and
with an understanding of why and how they came about. There are plenty
of faster cars out there if that is what you crave.
    Cheers
    Allan
    Canberra, Australia
Peter Thomson wrote:

> I took the wife out yesterday and got up to 110 k and when I got home 
> I just about had to get the prybar to free her fingers from the dash. 
> Maybe" NO" doors and seatbelts had something to do with it.  Wouldn't 
> be my bad driving. I told the cop last week his radar gun needs 
> checking. 100 in an 80. I told him I would love to do 80k. He shook 
> hid head and gave me a warning. They did get me one day for doing 60k 
> in a 40 zone with lights flashing.The cops up here are real picky. Peter.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Tollefson" <tollefson@xxxxxxx.xx>
> To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:31 AM
> Subject: RE: SER1 Tire size on a 80 inch
>
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