This three-wheeled British machine is the fastest cycle-car in the world. It covered a quarter of a mile in 11.2 seconds from a standstill and crossed the finishing line at 123 m.p.h. The “Real McCoy,” driven by its designer, Angus McPhail, has a 1300 c.c. Ford engine, transversely mounted at the rear, driving through a torque converter.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33424, 4 January 1974, Page 7
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57This three-wheeled British machine is the fastest cycle-car in the world. It covered a quarter of a mile in 11.2 seconds from a standstill and crossed the finishing line at 123 m.p.h. The “Real McCoy,” driven by its designer, Angus McPhail, has a 1300 c.c. Ford engine, transversely mounted at the rear, driving through a torque converter. Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33424, 4 January 1974, Page 7
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