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Old May 1st, 2011, 11:50   #4
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Originally Posted by barwick27 View Post
These are the reading when he took it out for a spin and a quick test: '1967 Volvo Amazon Estate, 0-60*/ 5.8sec, 0-100*/ 13.7 sec, 0-100-0*/ 21.1 sec'.
I hasten to add that I'd like to be proven wrong, but to me those performance figures just don't seem to add up for the engine spec - please could you clarify how these readings were taken? The speed units are presumably not km/h as 13.7secs 0-60mph / 100km/h is factory spec twin carb performance, and to put it in perspective, a 5.8secs 0-60mph time requires about 300bhp for a current BMW 3 series, & is also quicker than the first 911 Turbo....
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