Will:
I am the person who sent the itme from Road & Track on the drag =
coeffecient of a Morgan. I also take up the honor of the 4/4 as I own a =
'67 4/4 competition model. The Morgan used in Road and Track was a '65 =
+4 four seater with the top down. In reference to performance, MOGMOG =
had an autocross with the Houston Mercedes club and the little 4/4 beat, =
not tied, not came close, but beat a 500SL, a 450SL and a 560SL.
Steve Bauserman
67 Morgan 4/4
83 Mercedes 300SD
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From: William Zehring
Sent: Friday, January 17, 1997 8:29 AM
To: morgans@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Morgan Drag
My ex-pal David McCoy writes:
>> But seriously folks, It would be interesting to hear what the COD is =
for
>>"modern designs". I have a feeling that the Mog is not all that bad, =
and the
>>wings ought to give nice ground effects exp in the bigger Morgans that =
can
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>get up to speed. But I defer to our racing brethern for comments.=20
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Hmmm. I missed that the first time but its clear to me now, in the =
light
of day, that we have experienced yet another side-handed cut on the
magnificent 4/4, and by proxy, all who own, care for, and drive the
"Thinking man's Mog." ;-) I have a good mind to speak to Mike Bradakis
about this and insist that he institute some rules to prevent such 4/4
bashing!!
>My 4/4 goes much further to the gallon when I have the hood up and a
>large plastic clamshell suitcase on the back rack. Presumably, the hood
>and suitcase tidy up the rear airflow, providing a decent Kamm tail,
>like an Alfasud.
I enjoyed over 30 mpg in my 4/4 last fall on the Big Trek East, cruising =
at
a cozy 70 mph (above the 55mph shimmy speed), with hood and windows =
mounted.
Then, my new pal Jeremy Edwards (noble 4/4 owner that he is) writes:
>Further to Martin's comments about taking the windscreen off his +8,
>taking mine off makes 10mph difference to the top speed. With the hood
>off and the screen on you can see a tumbling eddy blowing your
>passengers hair around and these standing eddys will generate a lot of
>drag.
I and me mates had wondered about mounting the so-called Brooklands
screen(s) to my 4/4 but I have not investigated it in detail. The area
behind the factory windshield doesn't seem to affort space to =
permanently
mount a brooklands screen and also keep the factory glass in place, so =
it
seems to be an either/or situation (remove the factory screen, then =
mount
the brooklands). Has anybody out there done something similar?? I =
think
the car would look quite nice with the brooklands screens on it. Good =
for
the appearance of at least an additional 10 mph or so (as if this =
monstrous
4/4 needed such tom-foolery!). Such a poseur! =3D:o
Will "4/4 Pride" Zehring
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