and you have to remember that pulling a 1 to 1.5 tonne car around with only 79 HP at the wheels is what the vast majority of the rest of the world did
Those engines were 1300 CC to 2000CC, 80- 120 Cubic inch and worked best in the 400+ range BUT everyone had some fun
the most worrying thing is the slant 6 is a 3700 CC motor wins hands down on the torque front
this illustrates perfectly the impact that cheap locally produced fuel has on engine design
countries where you needed a bank loan to fill the tank had small motors that span fast
if your petrol cost the same as milk gallon for gallon..... well..... big is better
small cars generally recognised as a mad but satisfying drive
Citroen 2 CV (air cooled twin hemi) (originally 2 hp as the name suggest way more after the 1950s) a car designed to allow a frenchman to take his goat to church
any 1950s air cooled saab
fiat panda 4x4 1000CC modern small italian utilitarian workhorse
Austin mini 850 or 1000 850 CC closest to driving a kart on the street you can get...
80 mph in the equivalent of a beach chair in a tent, yes the roof is made of canvas