John
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>In article <1993Feb16.142413.18…@spdc.ti.com> lil…@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Shannon Lilley) writes:
>>In article <RDo1yB4w1…@major.panix.com> d…@major.panix.com (Dave O’Shea) writes:
>>>r…@unisys.co.nz (Rhys Hermansson) writes:
>>>> ……what’s a land yacht?
>>>1. Vehicle must weigh at least 4,000 lbs.
>>>2. Three people must be able to sit in the front seat without their hips
>>>touching.
>>>3. Gas tank capacity of 20gal., minimum.
>>>4. If you can hear road noise at 55, it’s not a land yacht.
>>And it needs to be at least 20 feet from bumper to bumper.

>6. it must have a turning radius larger than 40 feet.
>7. steering must be 4 turns lock to lock, and if you can feel anything
>through the steering wheel, it’s not a land yacht.
>8. the suspension must be sufficiently soft that running over roadkill
>produces nothing but a momentary floating sensation.

>-teddy

 Well my 1970 Chevy 4 door Impala could fit two adult corpses in the trunk
with room for my chainsaw and trash bags. ;->

 Paul L.

>8. the suspension must be sufficiently soft that running over roadkill
>produces nothing but a momentary floating sensation.

I would eliminate the clause about the suspension being soft; among the
Chrysler land-yachts that I have owned, it’s the sheer mass of the
vehicle that keeps the car level, not a soft suspension.  Regardless of
the physics, however, roadkill (and speed bumps!) should be barely
noticeable.
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6. it must have a turning radius larger than 40 feet.
7. steering must be 4 turns lock to lock, and if you can feel anything
through the steering wheel, it’s not a land yacht.
8. the suspension must be sufficiently soft that running over roadkill
produces nothing but a momentary floating sensation.

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>r…@unisys.co.nz (Rhys Hermansson) writes:

>> John De Armond (j…@dixie.com) wrote:
>> : mlitchfi…@pimacc.pima.edu (R. Michael Litchfield) writes:
>> :
>> : >So does anyone really enjoy comanding a land yacht. (You can’t call what y
>> : >in them driving) I recently was driving my parents for a while and am kind
>> : >puzzled. Everything I enjoy about driving is not there, yet there is an od
>> : >sort pleasure to it. It is sorta like being in a dream, unconnected to rea

>> ……what’s a land yacht?

>I don’t think anybody’s come up with a hard definition, but I’d propose
>the following guidelines:

>1. Vehicle must weigh at least 4,000 lbs.
>2. Three people must be able to sit in the front seat without their hips
>touching.
>3. Gas tank capacity of 20gal., minimum.
>4. If you can hear road noise at 55, it’s not a land yacht.

And it needs to be at least 20 feet from bumper to bumper.
Proud owner of two land yachts….. 1965 Chrysler 300L       413cid
                                    1970 CHrysler 300 Hurst  440cid

Shannon Lilley
lil…@spdc.ti.com

> ……what’s a land yacht?

I don’t think anybody’s come up with a hard definition, but I’d propose
the following guidelines:

1. Vehicle must weigh at least 4,000 lbs.
2. Three people must be able to sit in the front seat without their hips
touching.
3. Gas tank capacity of 20gal., minimum.
4. If you can hear road noise at 55, it’s not a land yacht.

> :wq damn you!!

Emacs is a pain, huh?

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55: It’s not a good idea, it’s just the law.

Thanks!

dragos

Thius reminds me of a car I saw about a month ago.  It was a Chrysler Newport,
painted an obviously non-factory light green, with a Surgeon General’s warning
on the driver’s door!

(For those of you who don’t smoke and don’t care, Newports are a menthol
cigarette in a green box.)

Michael T. Chaffee
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> So does anyone really enjoy comanding a land yacht…

Sure do.  My repertoire has included a ’68 Newport, ’68 Caprice, ’71
Newport, ’66 Fury (really mid-sized at the time), and currently a ’64
Imperial.

> It is sorta like being in a dream, unconnected to reality,
> you just sort of float along the road…

I guess you never drove an older Chrysler.  Their suspensions always
tended to be pretty stiff; only the car’s weight really prevented back
injury.  :-)  You just have to pay more attention to your inner ear,
and less to the bouncing and tilting of the car, to feel like you’re
driving.

> Every command you enter into the system has a slight
> delay before taking effect…

They are deliberate cars thanks to their weight, especially the hefty
engine in front.  We’re talking around 300 HP, which isn’t much
considering their weight, but that power is usually as accessible (or
more) at 80mph as it is at 40.

> …one could almost get to enjoy the experience if you were say
> driving in west texas, but on any sort of "fun" road they quickly pale.

Add some good tires to their already stiff suspension and an old
Chrysler will handle quite well; not like a sports car, mind you, but I
drive on a lot of narrow, winding roads as quickly in my Imperial as I
do in my Challenger, with little difficulty.
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Hmmm.

Parking lots are fine. Well, when backing up, you have to watch
the front and the back very carefully.  Try city parking spaces for fun.

I was driving a Marquis for quite a while…in NYC (good % in manhattan).

How big was it?
Well, the Ford LTD is a SMALL car compared to it.
I had to wait for TWO cars to leave in order to park it.
Half the time, I didn’t have to start the engine, because
when I got in, I was already there.
Trucks would give me right of way.
Steering was as nimble as an elephant (however, do observe the elephants
next time that you go to the zoo, and you may be surprised).
My heart got lots of exercise on narrow roads, streets with double parked cars..

Once when I went to my car in a lot, the guard approached me, very serious,
and told me that my parked car was hit by another car, and if I wanted to make
a claim, blah blah blah.  The car (Toyota) was almost totaled (I was told,
didn’t see it).  So I tried to figure out where that car hit me. I finally
gave up and asked the guard;  the bumper and oh yeah, the rubber molding on it
was just a little loose. Give the poor careless guy trouble?
No, he suffered enough.  Besides, the rubber was loose before.

Under the hood?  Big hood?  All engine.   400 CID V8.  Wimpy for the
size of the car though.  VERY comfortable car for passenger.  lots of room
inside.  I could carry 8" boards inside and close the windows.

My Chevy Malibu feels like a compact sports car in contrast.