[VintageLambo] Re: Accuracy of horsepower figures.

In a message dated 10/01/03 2:28:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, espada_guy@yahoo.com writes: An interesting collection. I remember the first C-V8 that I saw, mostly due to its "unusual" styling, and the very same week I also saw my first FF and I have wanted one ever since. My undersatnding it that there were 300-ish made and only 15 Mk3"s. A really small universe to buy from... Do you know if any are in the US? Unusual is being kind, Roy. I have noticed one interesting phenomenon, though. On the highway, if you come up behind someone (without crowding them), and sit there, you see them look in their mirror, then look again repeatedly, and finally they almost invariably change lanes, no doubt in fear of what the strange beast behind them might do to them. The other really odd thing about the CV-8 is it"s effect on dogs. On a half dozen occasions, I have seen a dog at the side of the road look at it and do a double take. One dog even tripped over his own feet in surprise and fell down an incline beside the road. No idea why! The FFs had 195 Mk1, 109 Mk2 and as you stated, only 15 Mk3were produced. Fortunately, in those days they had no idea how strong various bits needed to be on a 4WD car (it was after all the first they had done), and they overspecified the diffs to the extent that few have worn out yet. All were 383 engines and automatics. I almost bought one once in Oakland, but came to my senses in time (bad rust, expensive restoration). One model you might look at is the Mk 1 Interceptor - the early cars were built in Italy, they look just like a 400GT inside, and they are cheaper than the later cars. Many are RHD, few are LHD, if that matters to you. Bill