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Title: RWD
Post by: theolodian on 16 July 2007, 21:51:36
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/174831.htm
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 July 2007, 23:07:29
Is that the Lotus engined one?
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: theolodian on 16 July 2007, 23:13:28
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Is that the Lotus engined one?
Lotus?!?  No.  Mercury Marine of all things IIRC.  Option pack doubled the price of the car.  Very serious machine, certainly for the time.  Counters any arguement that America couldn't build a real sports car.
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 July 2007, 09:45:03
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Is that the Lotus engined one?
Lotus?!?  No.  Mercury Marine of all things IIRC.  Option pack doubled the price of the car.  Very serious machine, certainly for the time.  Counters any arguement that America couldn't build a real sports car.

Mercury built a Lotus designed quad cam V8 for GM - so this could be it.
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: theolodian on 17 July 2007, 09:53:56
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Is that the Lotus engined one?
Lotus?!?  No.  Mercury Marine of all things IIRC.  Option pack doubled the price of the car.  Very serious machine, certainly for the time.  Counters any arguement that America couldn't build a real sports car.

Mercury built a Lotus designed quad cam V8 for GM - so this could be it.
Yeah, it is.  I was just coming back to edit that.
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 July 2007, 10:02:51
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Is that the Lotus engined one?
Lotus?!?  No.  Mercury Marine of all things IIRC.  Option pack doubled the price of the car.  Very serious machine, certainly for the time.  Counters any arguement that America couldn't build a real sports car.

Mercury built a Lotus designed quad cam V8 for GM - so this could be it.
Yeah, it is.  I was just coming back to edit that.


Mercury is quite cool though :y
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: theolodian on 17 July 2007, 10:10:53
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Is that the Lotus engined one?
Lotus?!?  No.  Mercury Marine of all things IIRC.  Option pack doubled the price of the car.  Very serious machine, certainly for the time.  Counters any arguement that America couldn't build a real sports car.

Mercury built a Lotus designed quad cam V8 for GM - so this could be it.
Yeah, it is.  I was just coming back to edit that.


Mercury is quite cool though :y
The power levels varied a lot in the first couple of years, but a very cool car.
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 July 2007, 10:14:43
It will probably still corner like a lettuce.....
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 July 2007, 10:19:02
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It will probably still corner like a lettuce.....

But Mark - have you actually driven a lettuce?
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 July 2007, 10:25:29
Of course.......they roll well..... :y
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 July 2007, 10:27:07
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Of course.......they roll well..... :y

This requires pictures ;D
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: theolodian on 17 July 2007, 11:46:18
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It will probably still corner like a lettuce.....
As I said earlier, this is one clear exception.  I don't expect that it is light and chuckable, but I have been at track events where some attended and they are very capable in all areas.  The option pack was more than just the engine.
Title: Re: RWD
Post by: Kevin Wood on 17 July 2007, 11:56:30
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Of course.......they roll well.....

Iceberg, Romaine, Cos, Looseleaf?

I'm guessing Iceberg...  ;D

Still, the engine looks  :-*

Kevin