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Re: speedo's (was steam clean)

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From: John Woods, Software
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1985 17:36
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> mikey writes:
> > The law went off the books about 1981 (I think!) but it's taken till now
> > for the fast speedos to show up on cars again.  The '85 corvette
> > had a +85 speedo.
> The analog speedo only goes to 85, but the digital one keeps following
> my foot all the way to the floor...
> 
Gee, that's a strange design... I'd prefer that the speedometer stay put
when I accelerate, rather than dropping to the floor...

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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods, Software)
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Subject: Re: speedo's (was steam clean)
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 12:36:05 EST
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