<VV> LUG - not nuts

[Frank DuVal]

My father talks about driving around Byrd Park (local Richmond park) in 
his 31 Chevy in high gear at about walking speed to talk to the girls! 
So cruising is not  a "new" phenomina.

padgett46 at bellsouth.net wrote:

>Lugging a gasoline engine is to apply  a large load at low rpm so that the engine strokes can be felt. Back even before the day, one measure of a car was to put in top gear at a slow speed and see how smoothly it would accelerate (with adjustment of advance possible with a hand lever this was quite slow).
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