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In honor of Wayne's new Ferrari....
In honor of Wayne's new Ferrari, I present, from December 1981, Car and Driver's "Sports Car Showdown: Delorian vs. the World"
(1.4MB Adobe Acrobat file)  In the track test portion, the staff managed to roll the 911SC.   Tom |
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12-05-2003, 08:48 AM
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12-05-2003, 01:40 PM
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When I was a kid the new 1984 911 was the ultimate sports car. It just did everything so well on paper. Please all SCWDP MFIWDP, and others I love all 911's for thier individual merits. Anyway, once in a magazine I read about a letter which was sent to Road and Track stating the attributes of the Lamborghini Countach. To paraphrase the reply from the editor " You mistake us for someone who cares how fast the top speed of a Countach is. The only car that is faster, quicker, handles better, stops better, is quieter, and gets better fuel mileage than a Porsche is another Porsche." I have lived by this ever since.
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12-05-2003, 06:00 PM
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I remember that! The Delorean...lost! Right? Big surprise there!
But who was the mystery "roller"???
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Jake Gulick, Black Rock, CT. '73 yellow 911E , & 2003 BMW M3 Cab. Ex: 84 Mazda RX-7 SCCA racer. did ok with it, set some records, won some races, but it wore out, LOL[/B] |
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12-05-2003, 06:06 PM
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 Maybe if they're driving 944s. My car is a lot of things, but quite sure isn't one of them! Not that I care, mind you. I like it like that.Just read the article - I didn't realize that DeLoreans were so underpowered. Here is a car that was 90%+ the price of a 911, but with 130HP! I'm not sure, but I think I have more power in my 1991 Honda Accord. What a POS. Not surprisingly, the 308 got the highest marks on the list. (It was still slower than the 911, though)
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12-05-2003, 06:32 PM
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Wayne - honestly you could have saved yourself a lot of $$$$. Just by a used 'TOYOTA ' MR2 and put a 911 engine in it.
Enuff said...........
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12-05-2003, 07:02 PM
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A properly modified Fiero would suffice.
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12-05-2003, 07:08 PM
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1982 Porsche 911SC Coupe 3.2
