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3 International New Articles about the Mondial

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  1. paulchua

    paulchua Cat Herder Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I apologize for the poor Google Translation...


    "Motor y Racing"

    https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.motoryracing.com/coches/noticias/ferrari-mondial-t-cabriolet-1989-1993/&usg=ALkJrhhtYcN2k2cSTeyFnPIntzO98oEKJw

    "AutoRevue"

    https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autorevue.cz%2Fferrari-mondial-1980-1993-proctyrismotorem-uprostred&edit-text=

    "Autoblog"
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  2. PV Dirk

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    There is no such thing as bad publicity :)

    Always fun to read about our cars.
     
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  3. 123howie

    123howie F1 World Champ

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    Wow Paul, where and how do you find this stuff? Thanks.
     
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  4. Rapalyea

    Rapalyea Formula 3

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    "Various Corvettes and Mustang 289....."

    It is very true you can get a very fast Corvette for very little money. Mustangs 289? I do not believe there is any such thing as a fast Mustang 289. And I have driven a few of them. But perhaps there was some tuning of which I am unaware. Certainly after market perhaps. But a stock 289? Please correct me, but I think stock is a 16 second car. And handles like a school bus! It has the same platform as a 1965 Falcon! The same platform as my mother's 1964 Comet!

    I like some of our American Iron. But the 1964 Comet four speed is not one of them.
     
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  5. 123howie

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    Yes, a fully loaded school bus.
     
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  6. gsfent

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    Not so. In the 60's, Ford produced a hi performance version of the 289 (4.7L), the "K" code engine. It was rated at 271 hp (gross SAE, today we rate net) and was very quick for its time. A friend had one, 4 on the floor, it was a loud, snarly bit of a beast. The 289 K code

    A well tuned car would do mid to high 6's in the 0-60 sprint. Faster than the Mondials (perhaps because the Ford weighed in around 2600-2700 lbs.)

    Again, for its day, handling wasn't all that bad. Even on the bias ply tires that were used (it was easy to slide or 4 wheel drift the car!).

    Regards,
    Jerry
     
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