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Cincydawg

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1498 on: February 04, 2023, 10:11:01 AM »
I've seen some folks claim the secession was not primarily about slavery.

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« Reply #1499 on: February 04, 2023, 10:16:24 AM »
me too
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« Reply #1500 on: February 04, 2023, 10:41:16 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on February 04, 2023, 08:19:12 AM
From the Archive: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Road Test (caranddriver.com)

0-60 in 6.7 seconds, 220 hp  12 mpg  live rear axle
It is hilarious how bad these numbers are compared to today's cars. I'm pretty sure a lot of minivans could run with that.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1501 on: February 04, 2023, 10:45:25 AM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on February 04, 2023, 10:41:16 AM
It is hilarious how bad these numbers are compared to today's cars. I'm pretty sure a lot of minivans could run with that.
Honda 0-60 Times & Honda Quarter Mile Times | Honda Civic, Accord, CR-V, Fit, Ridgeline, Pilot & more 0 to 60 stats! (zeroto60times.com)

Honda Odyssey is also at 6.7 seconds to 60.  FWD minivan.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1502 on: February 04, 2023, 10:47:14 AM »
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« Reply #1503 on: February 04, 2023, 11:04:16 AM »
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« Reply #1504 on: February 04, 2023, 01:04:25 PM »
1996 Chrysler Town & Country LXi
0-60 mph 11.0
Quarter mile 18.1


everything is relative
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1505 on: February 04, 2023, 01:15:47 PM »
I had a 1987 Dodge Caravan with a 4 cylinder engine and 5 speed transmission, I think it took nearly 17 seconds to get to 60.

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« Reply #1506 on: February 04, 2023, 01:32:49 PM »
my brother's late 70's chevy vega with a automatic tranny and the AC on, might not ever get to 60.

luckily the speed limit was 55
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« Reply #1507 on: February 04, 2023, 03:10:41 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on February 04, 2023, 01:32:49 PM
my brother's late 70's chevy vega with a automatic tranny and the AC on, might not ever get to 60.

luckily the speed limit was 55
Yeah, you could use a sundial to time 1/4mi in those
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1508 on: February 04, 2023, 06:50:00 PM »
1789
February 04

George Washington unanimously elected first U.S. president

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1509 on: February 05, 2023, 08:25:38 AM »
Dubbed the "Marathon Man," Belgian runner Stefaan Engels ran the marathon distance every day for a year, totaling 9,569 miles (1,5401 km).
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« Reply #1510 on: February 05, 2023, 08:29:25 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Hydrogen Bomb Lost in the Ocean (1958)
The Tybee Bomb is a 7,600-pound (3,500-kg) nuclear bomb containing 400 pounds (180 kg) of conventional high explosives and highly enriched uranium. During a simulated combat mission, the B-47 bomber carrying it collided with an F-86 fighter plane, and the bomb was jettisoned and lost. It is presumed to be somewhere in Wassaw Sound, off the shores of Georgia's Tybee Island, but recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
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« Reply #1511 on: February 05, 2023, 12:18:11 PM »
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