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Old 26-06-10, 07:01
Lynn Eades Lynn Eades is offline
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Originally Posted by Grant Bowker View Post
The Gamma goats also had the reputation for being hard on the driver's ears. Imagine a screaming Detroit Diesel 2-stroke only a few feet behind your head for hours on end without ear protection (because that's just the way it was back in the "good old days"). It's true the engines weren't the largest of the series but they all screamed at anything over idle power.
Yes Grant, but it is a lovely sound at a distance......Or is it my mechanics ears?
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