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Sandwich Maker adh at an.bradford.ma.us
Thu Apr 29 08:11:19 CDT 2004


" From: Phil Stracchino <alaric at caerllewys.net>
" 
" On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 09:40:23PM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
" > Two words (OK, one's an acronym or something):  Mercedes M111.
" 
" (Or was it BMW M111?  I don't remember .....    diesel-powered, gullwing
" doors, completed an endurance record at a sustained speed on the order
" of 150-mph)

it was mercedes.  they outfitted the car with a variety of powertrains
to get speed records in different classes.

i believe cummins holds some diesel lsr in what you might call the
'full size' class - and it's whistling right along too.
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