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Re: Wally Swift

To: CoolVT@aol.com
Subject: Re: Wally Swift
From: DJoh797014@aol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:02:57 EDT
Uncle Wally talked with me many times.  He did say that it was the  Feds
that killed the Tiger.  Particulary the 5mph bumper standard as  well
as the heigth. He said that Chyrsler did think about raising the  suspension 
ala the rubber bumper MGB but the cost for only 2500/cars per year was 
prohibitive.
 
The smallest Chrysler V8 available was the 273.  Basically the same  as
the 318.  But as Shelby found out with the GM engines, the  distributor
is on the wrong end.  Major rework or the firewall would be  required.
 
This didn't deter Chrysler but the cost of meeting the Fed standards.
 
Trivia per Uncle Wally.  Why does the more expensive Tiger have  a
metal gas pedal while the cheaper Alpine is rubber?  Because the
FEDS would not allow rubber covered suspended gas pedals at
that time.
 
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