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Another 60th anniversary.......

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:53 pm
by ndevans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7564980.stm

I like the comment "What other car, he asks me, can do 40 miles (64km) to the gallon, has a soft top and never suffers from electrical faults?"

Mmmmm........difficult one, that.....

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:03 pm
by alex_holden
To never suffer from electrical faults it would have to be something that doesn't have an electrical system.

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:49 pm
by paulk
I think they have a simple magneto. I know my sisters 2 cylinder 650cc Visa did and that was a souped up 2CV engine.
Mind you it did develop all sorts of other problems, but admittedly not electrical ones.

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:54 pm
by Stubee
It's not a magneto, just a single coil to which the HT leads connect, it fires every revoloution so there is a wasted spark.
Guess what my other car is....... 8)