I wrote
>>The Car and Driver report of 1960 tested the Alpine in a Road research
>>Report.
>>On a 200 ft diameter skid pan they got a maximum speed of 48 mph.
Jarrid wrote:
>Math looks good, but the 80 series tires used on the 60s alpines would not
>have given quite so impressive figures.
>
>Perhaps the testing method has changed between now and then,
>like if they took a dive into a turn at 45 and the car didnt go into a
>spin, that means the car handles right?
>
>
>Jarrid Gross
>
They say that they started out slowly turning constantly to trace a 200 ft
diameter circle gradually builing up speed until either the car wouldn't
stay on the road or wouldn't go any faster.
They stated that the top speed was 48 mph true in third gear when the car
was not sliding out but wouldn't go any faster. They said that perhaps the
4.22 diff could have given them a better top speed.
Anthony.
the whole report is still available and tagged at the 1959-68 web page.
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