On Thu, 19 May 2016 07:07:02 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Wed, 18 May 2016 13:47:43 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> wrote:
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>>On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 5:37:50 PM UTC-4, Jeßus wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 May 2016 14:00:37 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person wrote:
>>>
>>> >That V8 was a large part of the problem. Triumph never got it right and it was soon shelved.
>>>
>>> A good idea using that Buick engine, unfortunately it wasn't
>>> implemented very well and had quite a few limitations. But they do
>>> have a great exhaust note.
>>>
>>> >I'd rather have the tiny Daimler dart with its 2.5 liter V8 and fiberglass body.
>>>
>>> I'll take a Lotus Elan, thanks.
>>
>>A great car despite some reliability problems.
>
>Classic circa 1960's British engineering, so that goes without saying.
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>>Quite rightly a sort after vehicle and a classic.
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>Yep. One of those rare cars that comes along that's just right.
>
>>However, the engine in the Daimler Dart is arguably the best small V8 of it's era. So smooth it was almost impossible to tell if it was running when idling.
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>I don't know much about the Dart, let's see...
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_SP250
>Nice in a similar way to the Elan, a good power to weight ratio sports
>car. I see the Dart had it's fair share of design flaws, particularly
>with the rustic chassis allowing the doors to open when on the move
>Engine does sound good for it's era.

Meant' to add, I love the look of the hardtop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P...1024x768.jp g