Thread: 1903 Mercedes 60HP (Micromodels, 1/50)
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Old 03-17-2023, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluenoser View Post
My 1968 Karmann Ghia only has 60HP.

Yep, same for my first car, a '99 Corsa. It would still do nearly 100mph (don't ask me how I know that...). Early cars were lightly built and the engines had massive displacements which produced huge amounts of torque.
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