Hachiroku ハチ�ク wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:15:01 +0000, mjc13<REMOVETHIS> wrote:
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>>>>I had one of those! A 1970 145 with a 4-speed. Seeing the tach hover
>>>>around 4000 rpm in top gear on urban freeways was strange. However,
>>>>responsiveness is relative....
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>>>>Mike
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>>>*I had a '73 1800ES...
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>> I'll bet you wish you still had it...
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> LOL! I was 19. Thing nickle and dimed me into the poorhouse (well, almost).
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> But you just looked so damned *COOL* driving it, who cared?! (Kinda like
> how I feel about the fuel 'economy' of my Supra, but that has more to do
> with the removable roof section...)
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> Rolled the damn 1800 right onto the roof. Thank God Volvo builds roll bars
> into their cars...
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To the best of my knowledge, the Studebaker Avanti was the only American
car with an integral roll bar as part of the design. This car which was
introduced in the spring of 1962, also had a fiberglass body, front disk
brakes and a completely padded safety interior.

And driving was a pleasure as it sure was glued to the road. I loved
that car and sure wish that I did not sell it but unfortunately, I had
to thin the herd when I accepted overseas employment back in 1989...

JT