In a message dated 1/27/05 7:49:10 AM, dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com writes:
> So yes, the 58 would refer to cubic
> inches, although I don't understand why they chose that designation rather
> than the more usual (and less under-whelming) 948cc.
>
My Driver's Handbook says 57.87 Cu In. (948 c.c.) Sure thought it was 54.
Memory failed again, I guess. They did use both inches and centimeters
then. They hadn't decided that it had to be one or the other back then, even
in
England.
Annice & Bob
1960 Bugeye (Mk. IV in disguise) "The Sprite"
1966 Sprite Mk. III (Still in Boxes) "Trevor"
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