On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 3:57 PM, bob benson <bob.benson91@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> But I also have to react to Brian's mention of the Jag Mk VII straight-six
> howl. I needed a car at University, and amazingly my dad found an
> 11-year-old Jag XK120 fixed-head-coupe in good condition (never mind the
> magnesium wire wheels and 100K miles with some racing time on it.) I have
> no idea what he was thinking. It was cheap though which surely entered
> into the decision. He knew as little of automobiles as I did, so we got
> it in sublime ignorance.
>
I would call it divine inspiration.
But I know that I loved it even though I couldn't command the intracies of
> the quad carborators and other minor details of the big straight six. I do
> know that Brian's memory of the roar of the engine is right on, and when
> connected to the "good" judgment of a 22 year old driver, that car came
> pretty close to killing me on several occasions. I also know the
> experience of trying to keep it running pretty much burned
> out the ambitions of having other sports cars, hence the appeal of the
> Corvair Corsa mentioned above.
>
You may be one of the few who would appreciate this sight:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=1319
Joel W.
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