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Only 365 of the Aston Martin Virage Coupe were produced between 1989-1995 with only 1 in 7 mated to a ZF five speed manual tranny. The 5.3L 32V V-8 engine produced 330hp but the supercharged version came in around 550hp! |
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The Alfa Romeo 1300GT Junior had a 1.3L twin cam engine. The tach had no redline and went to 10,000 rpm but any owner who read the manual would know the engine was really limited to about 6,500… |
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But the engines were also not made for put-put. Operating them before warm up or cruising around less than 4k rpm all the time was a quick way to destroy the motor. Good thing too- they lacked much power that low anyways. |
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The Mercedes Benz 190SL had a small pump that allowed you to prime the carbs if the engine hadn't been operated in some time. Design flaw- well engineered stuff like that and then drum brakes at every corner! |
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Just waiting for someone to bring me some keys! |
If you find yourself in Germany, you obviously have a lot of choices for car museums to visit but if free is your budget, either Classic Remise location will provide hours of entertainment.
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Now you just have to choose Eastern (Berlin) or Western (Dusseldorf) Germany… At least this is the only wall between you and those dope cars; just open the door and come in. |
