Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 08:52:28 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I remember those days. In the UK we had lightweight things like minis
and Lotuses that would regularly compete against big American muscle
cars.
 
In the wet the muscle cars were tail happy dogs and the lighter more
reactive cars would win.
 
In the dry the sheer horsepower made things more balanced

I had a '73 Mustang which was the worst winter car I ever owned. Even on
dry pavement care was needed. When a friend would borrow it I could follow
her progress around town by the squeals as she burned out.

After Ford shrunk the Mustang in '74 I switched to GM products but I went
with the less muscular engines. A 6 cylinder Camaro or Firebird was
comfortable and fast enough for any practical use. I dod miss the straight
6 when they went to the V-6 though.