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[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Paul,

Sounds like a great day alright!  I think that the fact that the car stayed together and performed well for all that full throttle really says a lot about how well you put it together, great job.  I will make one caution - while stickier tires would no doubt help the car's performance numbers, I would be concerned that 300HP + good traction + Corvair diff = broken parts.

Be sure to let us know when the article is coming out so we can look for it.

--Bryan

On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:10 PM, paulsiano at aol.com wrote:

> What follows is the email I got from Don Sherman, technical editor, "Automobile" magazine, after testing my Crown conversion at Chrysler Proving Grounds yesterday.  Don is a very busy and competent guy who has been around the world driving and testing just about anything with wheels.  His was a race car driver which, coupled with his engineering background, gave me a feeling that he would report the facts, be they good news or bad.  My car came back with its tongue hanging out but...it stayed together after being pushed to its limits!  The sound of my car going by at 120 mph (rev limited) at 7,500 rpms will be in my head forever.  (I've never been to Bonneville but that's what it sounded like to me.)   
>  
> He gave me a ride in another car that hit 130 mph which is faster than the cruising speeds of the small airplanes I used to fly.
>  
> He calculated the 283 cu. in. engine produced about 300 hp.