Just read this and found it amusing:

http://ninemsn.carpoint.com.au/news/201 ... oads-29552

The last paragraph reads:



Haha so not much has changed in 50yrs time, mini drivers will always be the same

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I would describe a `60s Beetle's handling as scary, not `nimble' haha.
On the F3 in a crosswind, they would change lanes....
I was a VW/Formula Vee mechanic in the late `60s.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

One of the problems with a Beetle back then was it was very tail happy and more times that not (especially in the wet) the driver would get the tail out, get scared and lift off the throttle. It was then sure to loop.

A driver back then called Ed Mulligan campaigned a roller bearinged two litre VW in the rally cross aty the old catalina circuit (and other circuts as well) with resonable success.

Another driver of the time, Barry Ferguson, still has his rally beetle and still gives it a run in historic and charity type rallies. Barry also was both a ford spnsored Cortina driver and has a cortina given to him at the time by Ford via Harry Firth and for a while was also a driver for the Holden dealer team.

Mike

Just tonight I was entering the highway following a SUV, they were going around 95kph at time of merging onto the 110kph highway so instead of sitting behind them doing 10 to 15 kph below the limit I jumped in the right hand lane and sped up to 110. By this stage I was far enough infront of them to merge back into the left lane when they turn their high beams on, I continued to merge and I wasn't to close to them they were just up set that a small car had come up behind them, passed them and moved on. I felt like hurling my club lock out the window at them but I guess that would just be "small car syndrome"
Have you read the comments to the article, turns into an AAMI slanging match

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

I think it was in the 'Wynns Safari' that I did in 1985 and Larry Perkins had a Beetle. At the major river crossing all the 'major' teams would stop and walk across and have a look at the depth etc. Larry would just charge in and sort of float across and keep going. Lead the event nearly all the way!

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Dave K.
1979 Moke Californian + 1981 'Coke' Moke

Wombat....did you ever own a 3 cylinder Daihatsu Mira?

No - only weid thing I ever owned was a Heinkel Motor Scooter

Like this - weighed a ton - fell over once and took two of us to get it back up with a bit of a struggle - it was all marron in colour

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

I agree with this fella - I think this is the real reason behind it...

Agree with Simon plus one

Ha ha, small penis...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

one would presume Hummer H2 or something of the like....

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So what's the last thing you remember...

I'm pretty sure you were..

WRONG ANSWER!!!

That last bit should read, "a more distracted state of mind."

By and large, the standard of driving in this country is terrible, and the disturbingly common attitude appears to be that the safer a car is perceived to be for its occupants, the the lower the observance of safety to other road users is displayed by the driver.

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You're only supposed to blow the BLUDDY DOORS OFF!!

No, he probably drives a VB Commodore 3.3litre and was dragged off by a little old lady in a Yaris. Then a few km down the road he was probably tailgating her when she was doing the speed limit.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Yes, I have small car syndrome and love it both here and there.

Came up on a convoy trailing a road train in the Northern Territory - two utes towing caravans behind the train, followed by a tour bus and two cars. They were all doing 95 km/h. ROO was cruising at 105 kmh. Put on the right turn signal and passed the lot. Asked the wifey to wave to the tractor driver as all I could see were his hub caps.

Tour bus driver was right peed off and hauled out to pass and chase me down the tarmac...silly b...er.

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Select a gear, bring up the revs and release the clutch...off you go!

Yes, I have small car syndrome and love it both here and there.

Came up on a convoy trailing a road train in the Northern Territory - two utes towing caravans behind the train, followed by a tour bus and two cars. They were all doing 95 km/h. ROO was cruising at 105 kmh. Put on the right turn signal and passed the lot. Asked the wifey to wave to the tractor driver as all I could see were his hub caps.

Tour bus driver was right peed off and hauled out to pass and chase me down the tarmac...silly b...er.

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Select a gear, bring up the revs and release the clutch...off you go!