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0-60 was 1975 1500 Rebuild time

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: 0-60 was 1975 1500 Rebuild time
From: "Greg Rowe" <growe58@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 20:12:40 EDT

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:56:13 -0400 "L&B Lubbers" <lubbers@sympatico.ca>
pondered
>
>I would be interested to hear what a stock '79 Spitfire (with catylitic
>converter, air pump) was expected to do when new.
>

According to Road and Track tests:

"MK1" 4/63   15.5 seconds
MK2   6/65   15.0 seconds
MK3   9/67   13.6 seconds
MKIV  5/71   15.9 seconds
1500  5/73   15.4 seconds
1500  6/76   15.3 seconds
1500  1980   14.3 seconds

I believe that the 1980 figure was due to lighter test equipment...

Greg Rowe
78 Spitfire
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