Actually, the federally mandated crash tests were brought in by
degrees starting with the 1974 model year. First were 5 mph front
and then 5 mph rear. Prior to that the EPA/CARB/??? implemented
emission tests (for the manufacturers). The US ceased to see some
interesting cars after the end of 1967 because of these requirements.
Doug
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Doug Mitchell
mailto:dbmitch@peoplepc.com
'73 Spitfire 1500
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Pedretti [mailto:chuckp@magenic.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 12:07 PM
To: David A. Templeton; Triumphs@Autox Net (E-mail)
Cc: 'spitfires'
Subject: RE: Lightest Car?
NTSA didn't start most of those rules until 1971 - year sound familiar?
It's when all the imports got those huge ugly rubber bumpers to pass the new
standards, or disappeared completely because they couldn't comply.
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Chuck Pedretti
46 Willys CJ2a
70 Triumph Spitfire - last of the MK3's
http://www.oldjeep.com - Personal website
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-----Original Message-----
From: David A. Templeton [mailto:davidt@opentext.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:43 AM
To: Triumphs@Autox Net (E-mail)
Cc: 'spitfires'
Subject: RE: Lightest Car?
As I thought, the Mini was light ( forwarded from a friend on another
list ). Was the mini not sold in the U.S.? didn't it pass the "National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration" tests??
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The mini was around 1,400 pounds. The two key words from below are "CNN" and
"story".
See the mini spec for yourself .... http://www.dataphone.se/~fixer/info.htm
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David A. Templeton
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