This is an article from the May 1963 Popular Science magazine.
Leonard Shepherd
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'Can't say as I have ever heard of a Comet Sportster (?) before, Leonard...you learn something new every day! 
BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge. 
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'Can't say as I have ever heard of a Comet Sportster (?) before, Leonard...you learn something new every day! BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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I have never heard of that either. I always thought the hot Comet was called Caliente.quote:Can't say as I have ever heard of a Comet Sportster (?) before, Leonard...you learn something new every day! BP
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I have never heard of that either. I always thought the hot Comet was called Caliente.quote:Can't say as I have ever heard of a Comet Sportster (?) before, Leonard...you learn something new every day! BP
Leonard Shepherd
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Great article! Thanks for posting!
Todd
63 Lark 2dr Sedan
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Great article! Thanks for posting!
Todd
63 Lark 2dr Sedan
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Leonard,
I believe the Caliente was the fancy model, the Cyclone was the "hi-po" model.
Dan Miller
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Leonard,
I believe the Caliente was the fancy model, the Cyclone was the "hi-po" model.
Dan Miller
Atlanta, GA
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quote:Originally posted by ROADRACELARK
Leonard,
I believe the Caliente was the fancy model, the Cyclone was the "hi-po" model.
Dan Miller
Atlanta, GA
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Road Racers turn left AND right. True, Dan;
It may be that Ford planned to call it Sportster, but ran into infringement issues with Harley-Davidson. Meanwhile, an early press release may have gone out, from which the magazine article's writer was working.
Just a theory, you understand. But I can't imagine Harley-Davidson letting it slide, even back then; today, they are even more aggressive today with copyright infringement. [:0]
BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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quote:Originally posted by ROADRACELARK
Leonard,
I believe the Caliente was the fancy model, the Cyclone was the "hi-po" model.
Dan Miller
Atlanta, GA
[img=left]http://static.flickr.com/57/228744729_7aff5f0118_m.jpg[/img=left]
Road Racers turn left AND right. True, Dan;
It may be that Ford planned to call it Sportster, but ran into infringement issues with Harley-Davidson. Meanwhile, an early press release may have gone out, from which the magazine article's writer was working.
Just a theory, you understand. But I can't imagine Harley-Davidson letting it slide, even back then; today, they are even more aggressive today with copyright infringement. [:0] BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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It is hard to believe the the 326 Pontiac got better gas mileage than the R2 Lark. I don't put too much faith in these old magazine road tests.quote:My uncle had a 63 Le Mans with a 326. It ran well, but I can't see it being quicker than an R2 Lark. The swing axle was a beauty, too - he wore out a set of rear tires on ONE trip to Florida. He didn't keep it long.
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It is hard to believe the the 326 Pontiac got better gas mileage than the R2 Lark. I don't put too much faith in these old magazine road tests.quote:My uncle had a 63 Le Mans with a 326. It ran well, but I can't see it being quicker than an R2 Lark. The swing axle was a beauty, too - he wore out a set of rear tires on ONE trip to Florida. He didn't keep it long.
Leonard Shepherd
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Look at the braking area of the cars, the Stude far exceeded the others. By comparison, the Corvair and LeMans had 197 square inches to 377 for the Lark. Of course, the Stude was the only one with front discs. [:0]
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Look at the braking area of the cars, the Stude far exceeded the others. By comparison, the Corvair and LeMans had 197 square inches to 377 for the Lark. Of course, the Stude was the only one with front discs. [:0]
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