Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:02:32 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
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Italian engineering also produces Ferrari (who also makes Masarati) and
some pretty fast trains.

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I looked at a well-used California in the early '70s. I was young and
foolish but not that foolish. A rich kid at RPI had a Ferrari. It doesn't
get too cold in Italy so the 3 Webers were free of any encumbrances like
chokes. Not a car for upstate NY winters.
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They do make pretty stuff.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Allant%C3%A9
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A neighbor had one in his driveway and when I went by and saw the Cadillac
emblem I did a double take. The design is a little dated but it was the
best looking Caddy I'd ever seen so I had to go over and find out what it
was.
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Always able to screw up a free lunch Cadillac had shoved the ill-fated
Northstar engine into it.
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In terms of american sports cars, is the Chevrolet Corvette any good compared with, say a Porsche?