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Date:         Sat, 29 May 2004 22:54:20 -0800
Reply-To:     Jack <john.cook58@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Jack <john.cook58@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: no VW sports cars?  Brakes!
In-Reply-To:  <f05100302bcdeed583205@[218.101.117.128]>
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re Dauphine with 4-w disc brakes.

I'm surprised. I shouldn't have mentioned the Dauphine since I'm not really familiar with it, but the reason I did is the memory of a fatal accident (early 60's). It was late one night in France and the Dauphine passed me going like hell in a mountainous area. A bit later I came upon the accident where he had apparently failed to make a curve.

Odds are it was his error but at the time, I remember the general feeling was that the Dauphine was a wanna-be sports car and people were going to be killed in them trying to drive like it was. But perhaps that was wrong.

Thanks for the correction. //Jack

Date sent: Sun, 30 May 2004 16:27:12 +1200 From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> Subject: Re: no VW sports cars? Brakes!

> >That's one reason I could never call the Carmen Ghia (& Dauphine & others) a > >sports car. It's brakes would be fading after one hard driven circuit. > > Er... the Renault Dauphine had 4-wheel discs! And on a very light > car, I'd suspect they'd stop pretty well without fading. But then, > I've never driven one. > -- > Andrew Grebneff


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