Not so sure about that. There certainly were cars around that could get that
mileage but I do not recall any that were reasonably common. Did the Honda
Civic or Toyota Tercel get 40 mpg ? It seems that 15, 20, 25 or 30 mpg were
far more common for most cars. The technology has come a long way in that we
get more hp/cc. But perhaps until this year I can not say that I have seen
much improvement in gas mileage. With a few simple mods i got 30 mpg out of my
'53 Ford V8 flathead with an automatic trany. Except for tiny cars (which I
happen to like) I do not see very many cars getting 30 mpg or better.
Flame suit on
Bob Kitterer
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage
On Jan 8, 2011, at 7:47 AM, Billy Zoom wrote:
>> and got 50 mpg, most of the time it was in the low 40 mpg range.
> In those days, 50mpg wasn't that uncommon. Technology has come a ling way
> since then.
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