[Spridgets] LA(J)C

[Kitterer Bob]

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.

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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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