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Compared to some of the cars I drove in the 60s and 70s, Frank's Tempo was a miracle car.
59 Austin Healey Sprite
58 Volkswagen
63 Valiant
59 Corvette
None of them even had dual circuit brake systems. Only one had seat belts. Windshields were not laminated safety glass. Pot metal knobs sticking out of the dash. No side guard beams in the doors. In fact only one of them had a PCV valve. No padded dash. Steering columns would impale you. Bias ply tires. Fuel tanks that vented into the atmosphere.
On the Corvette if you floored it in 2nd gear you could melt the brakes before it would stop.
regards
Mech
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