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Subject:RE: /f talking 'bout LAAAARGE engines (non VW)
From:Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Date:Thu, 02 May 1996 09:50:00 -0700 (PDT)

>I always knew that Mercedes has good sized engines, but this ad in the 
local
>newspaper beats everything:
>
>*********************************
>1972 Mercedes 350SLC
>450 liter engine, sun roof
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>4 seater, $ 4995, (916) 758-7294
>*********************************
>
>so when they really push down on the accelerator, the passengers will get
>sucked out through the sunroof! I don't want to know about the gas mileage
>that they get...

"Sunroof" refers to the size of the intake of the carb, necessary to
feed an engine like that...   :^)

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