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Seldom Bucket

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1953 Triumph TR 2

4-Cylinder
1991cc
90bhp @ 4800rpm
FR
Top Speed 103mph/ 169kp/h
Acc. 0-60mph/ 0-96km/h 11.9 sec.

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Seldom Bucket

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Researching these old cars I find amazing that eg. in 1953 they got 90bhp out of a 2litre and today in commercial, we get an average of 135bhp
 

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Researching these old cars I find amazing that eg. in 1953 they got 90bhp out of a 2litre and today in commercial, we get an average of 135bhp
And going even further back to the 20's and 30's with some of those 5 and 6l engines making less than 100hp.
 
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