tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post4934272955697349127..comments2024-03-24T18:51:02.719-07:00Comments on Big Blue's Online Carburetor: September 1959 Small Car ParadeBig Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-2872978795799289112011-04-04T08:16:45.579-07:002011-04-04T08:16:45.579-07:00whc03grady - thanks for sharing this info. Never k...whc03grady - thanks for sharing this info. Never knew that. I'm glad you are particular about these things!Big Blue's Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-71734469315647704512011-03-28T07:55:52.240-07:002011-03-28T07:55:52.240-07:00It looks like the writers at Small Car Parade made...It looks like the writers at Small Car Parade made the all-too-common mistake of conflating grade percentage with angle. A 30% grade isn't a slope at a 30 degree angle, it's a little over 16.5 degrees. A 45-degree slope is a 100% grade (one unit up for every unit forward) and an actual 30-degree grade would be well over 50%, climbable--if climbable at all--only by the most capable of four wheel drives, and certainly not a Beetle (no offense to the Beetle).<br /><br />Sorry for the rant, it's just that I'm very particular about such things.<br /><br />Alright,<br />whc03grady.whc03gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304236390575971087noreply@blogger.com