OK, gotta chime in here. Honeymoon in Hawaii and I was driving a Mehari
that had a metal coat-hanger like throttle linkage. It had a bend to
fit through the floorboard and the bend would catch on the slot in the
floor. Now WOT in a Mahari is not Lamborghini-esque but it does get
ones attention. Just reach down and pull the pedal back up at sedate
65mph. Fun vehicle though, wish I had one though I doubt it would be
street legal. Here's one like we drove:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari_offen.jpg
Hey! A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE ENTIRE SPRIDGET FAMILY! All the best
in 2010 (almost Midget 50th time!)
Dave W.
59 :{)
David Lieb wrote:
> I had the accelerator cable freeze on my 72 Lemans 400. I did kill
> the ignition, but I won't claim it was my first thought.
>
> OTOH, my 74 Midget had a worn socket on the back of the accelerator
> pedal which would occasionally pop out and lock itself at WOT when
> stepped on too hard. Fortunately, the Pontiac had already taught me to
> hit the ignition. After the second time, I learned to pop it out
> myself BEFORE the autocross...
> David L
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