Re: Car show judging, now OE tools

[Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>]

The 1971 Honda 600 Z-Coupe I bought new weighed 1312 pounds.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite

Christian Stanton wrote:

> Charles asked:
> "Aren't the Midgets the lightest production car to be imported in the last 
>twenty years?"
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> I think the weight of  a Midget Mk III  is somewhere around 1566 lbs.  But 
>that wasn't sold in the last 20 years.  The Mk IV was significantly heavier 
>with the 1500 block, emmisions stuff and hefty bumpers.
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> Probably the closest I know of is an '84  Honda CRX 1.3 that weighed in at 
>1683 lbs dry. (but got 68 mpg on the highway!).  You could stand with your 
>back to the rear wheel well and lift the rear end fairly easily.  The front 
>fenders and most of the body panels below the belt line were injection molded 
>plastic.
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> For reference the Ford Expedition is 5392 lbs, the Mazda Miata about 2300 lbs 
>and the Suzuki Swift aka Geo Metro is 1895 lbs.
>
> AND...the weight of the new Lotus Elise 190 is 1477 lbs!
>
> Christian
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