<VV> Re: Ad - Turbo question?

[Lonny Clark]

I agree, my '63 Spyder would do over 100 when it was worn out (and I was a
teenager). I haven't pushed it since the rebuild, but I have had it up to
80mph. If I thought the car would only do 55 or 60, I would never have kept
it.

On 1/6/06, corvair at mts.net <corvair at mts.net> wrote:
>
> Joel;
>
> My restored stock '63 Spyder coupe cruised comfortably cross-Canada 3500
> miles in 10 days at 70+ mph, including crossing the Rockies. I saw speeds of
> 100+ mph on that trip with some speed left. I do have a 3.27 differential
> though. Your gentleman that says it should do 80-90 mph is very
> conservative.
>
> North central US Interstate speeds are in the 80 mph range for hours at a
> time. That would be pretty noisy and fuel-hungry but the Spyder should
> handle it.
>
> Les
>   Should the car be able to travel at that
> high a speed, or is the caller misinformed?
> Thanks
> Joel
>
>
>
> --
> The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.