Got a free subscription to Motor Trend magazine from a local radio station
and just received their 50th anniv. issue.
One interesting segment was comparing a '99 Honda Odyssey van to performance
cars of the 50's:
Car Engine 0-60 MPH
'99 Honda 212 cu.in/210HP 9.3 sec
'55 Corvette 265 cu.in/195HP 9.0 sec
'56 T-Bird 292 cu.in/202HP 10.0 sec
'57 Jaguar 3.4 210 cu.in/210HP 10.7 sec
'58 Porsche 96 cu.in/88HP 10.1 sec
'58 Corvette 283 cu.in/230HP 9.2 sec
Their point was how engineering had improved over the last 40 years. "In
fact, Mom's new Honda minivan can blow the doors off most of the big-name
legends of the '50's."
"You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra
Steve Conley
Marysville, WA USA
'76 MGB Roadster
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