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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic
And I want it to look vintage.
100 mpg at 60 mph. What do you think it would take to accomplish this? Single-seater, center-steer, possibly mid-engine, probably a 4-cylinder.
I love the looks of the BOCruiser. And the Phantom Corsair. Hudson Hornets. This custom Metropolitan (they weigh 1750 pounds).
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See if you can find Doug Malewicki's 'California Commuter, or Alex Tremulis' Subaru X-100, both of the 1980s.
I abandoned my project simply considering how traffic behaved around me when on a motorcycle.
Americans are sociopaths by default. They won't follow at a safe distance and going up against a 3.5-ton projectile is more than I want to contemplate.
The guy who bought Three-Wheeler's 1st-gen Insight boat-tail is routinely seeing 80-mpg on the open road. And it's 5-star safety rated.
Pay attention to Julian's wisdom on this one! I've already lost a brother to an SUV. I don't want to hear about you.