CMP dash - not mine.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

When it had the original 216 engine it did 0 to 60 MPH in about 12 minutes on flat ground.

Oh....so it had a supercharger then

[Robert Bergeron]

Phil recycled a pair of JATO bottles from an old derelict C-130 and he fires them whenever he wants to keep up with traffic on the highways ....

[Lang]

Many GM cars of the period had a very similar design dash but they went to 110. In 1940 none of them could go anywhere near that speed unless they lost their brakes descending Pike's Peak.

The Ford GP speedo went to 100. Now that would be exciting in a jeep doing the ton!

Looked very impressive and the fact it was there gave the illusion of "potential".

Lang

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lang

Many GM cars of the period had a very similar design dash but they went to 110. In 1940 none of them could go anywhere near that speed unless they lost their brakes descending Pike's Peak.

The Ford GP speedo went to 100. Now that would be exciting in a jeep doing the ton!

Looked very impressive and the fact it was there gave the illusion of "potential".

Still the same today! Kids will say "my dad's car can do 230 km/hr!", while it can't do anything near that, plus there's no road safe enough to test it's real top speed

H.