That Chevy Light Car sounds like it would have been a pretty good contender, but it has a few less-than-ideal numbers. To cruise at 60 - admittedly a damned rare feat on the roads of the day - the engine would have been zinging along at about 3400 rpm.
Gadzooks, the brakes. I've seen bigger pies.
Yeah, MacPherson and his crew were challenging all the preconceived assumptions about cars. Too bad it didn't play out.
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