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Re: Steering column question-F16 Posted by Shotgun [Email] (#3425) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Shotgun) on Sat, 3 Apr 2004 06:28:52 In Reply to: Re: Steering column question-F16, Gary Piland, Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:43:18 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Whine, whine, whine. You are right, of course, the Cabriolet never went into production, due to a shortage of surplus Polish tank seats and shelter halves for the top. But, the roadster version enjoyed a brief popularity, two having been prepared for the Gran Prix of Gibralter in 1951, entered by Team Norodniki. Expected to win the Index of Performance, hopes were dashed when, pitting on the 17th lap of the famous 1623 yard circuit, Comrade Petrov found both the women on his pit crew had left in a dispute over equal wages and by then were thoroughly intoxicated. The rest is history. As a footnote, it is unlikely that ML makes a boss for the Moscva, as at least the early models did not have a wheel, and were steered by two cables held in the driver's hands. It was a frayed cable that necessitated the above referenced pit stop.
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