Devonshire June July 16
Everything Devon: Countryside, Wildlife, History, Events, Music
Everything Devon: Countryside, Wildlife, History, Events, Music
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MOTORING<br />
Citroen SM above, pictured at Salters Garage, Ottery St Mary, a<br />
specialist Citroen garage where maintenance work had been carried<br />
out. You have to admire collectors who take it on themselves to<br />
almost become curators of these mobile pieces of social history,<br />
they're both dedicated with both their time and also their cash!<br />
The Maserati V6 lump<br />
CITROEN SM SPEC<br />
CITROEN SM<br />
Engine<br />
Configuration<br />
Kerb weight<br />
Drive wheels<br />
SPEC<br />
2.7 & 3.0 litre<br />
90˚ V6<br />
3,220 lb<br />
front wheels<br />
Price at launch £5,480<br />
THE CITROEN'S COMPETITION<br />
and more<br />
about the PET<br />
MAKE POWER PS TOP SPEED 0 to 60mph mpg<br />
Citroen SM 170 140 8.5 23<br />
Mercedes 450 SLC 192 126 9.5 18<br />
BMW 3 litre SLC 193 120 7.9 21<br />
Jensen Interceptor 254 135 7.5 12<br />
Jaguar XKE V12 255 135 6.8 <strong>16</strong><br />
Cadillac Eldorado 238 117 9.7 11<br />
The Commodore PET<br />
computer sold for $595<br />
for the 4KB version and<br />
$795 for the 8KB version.<br />
You have to remember that the exchange rate in 1977<br />
was between $1.5 to $1.75 per pound, so a lot of money at<br />
the time, equating to roughly £500 (about £3,000 in today's<br />
money) for the 8KB version. The PET was Commodore's<br />
first fully-featured home/personal computer.<br />
There was no graphical interface, it was<br />
the usual dark monochrome<br />
screen with characters<br />
illuminated.<br />
Petrol prices<br />
in the 70s<br />
year<br />
price / gallon<br />
1973 38p<br />
1974 50p<br />
1975 73p<br />
1976 77p<br />
1977 78p<br />
1978 76p<br />
1979 98p<br />
1980 129p<br />
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