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Re: 158 mph



Or may be the Italian miglia is just *shorter*. I'd be impressed if the
speedo is within 10% accuracy at that end of the dial.

BTW, I know some Countach owners who brag about their top speed eventhough
they regularly block the Corvettes on the highway, and you all know how
slow those people are :-) (you know the ones with fake Rolex hanging out
the window).

	- Steve.
>
>Ah, so true, John. I did have a wonderful tail wind that day and was on a
>road with a slight decline. Also in question, the accuracy of the speedo,
>which did read -to our astonishment- 158 mph. The rev counter was
>indicating a couple of notches shy of the limiter. Also, I might add, that
>

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