Sir Napsalot
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Made no difference, all were assembled in the same Spanish factory with bits from the UK and France.
US-spec Fiestas were built in Cologne
Made no difference, all were assembled in the same Spanish factory with bits from the UK and France.
US-spec Fiestas were built in Cologne
so what will you do with the last 70 mph that will never get used? i'm guessing you have to be going down hill with a wind behind you to hit 50 in it.I have a NOS 120mph speedometer if it ever quits
so what will you do with the last 70 mph that will never get used? i'm guessing you have to be going down hill with a wind behind you to hit 50 in it.
Didn't realise that, but the tinworm problem was the same.
My '80 is rust-free, but my two '78 parts cars both have rust around the bottom edge of the rear glass seal.
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I forgot to get basil.
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Got another 40-45 gallons over the weekend, good shape for awhile.
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Midnight toad, always hanging around for ants.
I thought the same thingI like the reflection in your heart.![]()
Top speed was rated at 98mph
I've maxed-out the 85mph speedo on level ground a few times, but my motor isn't stock
Stock redline is 6,100rpm, which is pretty good for an archaic all cast-iron OHV pushrod motor
Just think what she would have done had she not been detuned for the US market, that was the 1.6l Crossflow in the US version, iirc, and the 1.3l EU version had more grunt because we didn't have California emissions laws, or something like that.
The 1.3L didn't have more "grunt", it had higher compression and a different cam profile which gave it more top-end power. The 1.6L US motors actually had more low-end torque.