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Originally Posted by stingc
 You probably mean that redline in top gear is 204 mph... Google says that Bonnevilles are limited to 130 mph, which is probably the drag limit. Gear limits over 200 aren't very uncommon, but you'd need a very long, very steep hill to get close. |
I don't remember exactly how it was worded, but the implication was that the drag limit was higher than the gearing limit. I heard it a while ago, and I dont' remember whwere I saw it, so it's probably wrong anyway.
I do, however, know that a racer I know hit 190+ in a Lincoln Mark VIII before he ran out of track and had to brake and turn. He didn't mention any modifications, and the car's aerodynamics are fairly good for something that big, so it seems plausible.