On Sun, 25 Jan 1998 16:04:27 +0000 Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
writes:
>There may be those amongst us that think the frequent references to
>cats
>is nothing but a humorous side-line to the main business, not so.
>
>About ten years ago Mercedes Benz developed the 'cat test'. This
>consisted of taking a car at random off the production line, putting a
>
>cat in it and closing all doors, windows and vents. If the cat had
>suffocated in an an hour then the car had passed the test.
>
>Alfa Romeo had a similar test, but in their case, success was judged
>by
>the cat not having escaped within an hour.
>
>Jeremy Clarkson, Sunday Times.
Lada ran a test using a cat but this was to see if the cat could pull the
car more efficiently than the engine! - apparently any cat with three
legs or more was successful.
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
72 roadster
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