I grew up with a '72 Olds 88 455. It would 10-12 around town and 14 on the highway. I later bought a '73 88 with a 350 2-bbl carb. I got a constant 11mpg no matter what.
They took regular gas. Jon On Dec 5, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > On 05/12/2012 1:21 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: >> Not a Benz, but... >> >> http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3452336232.html >> >> Was the rear-facing third row a common feature back in the heyday of >> full-size American station wagons? I was a kid in the '70s but my parents >> had a VW microbus, so this is interesting news to me if so. >> >> Alex >> > > Oooh! It has the 455 cid motor too. Now, if that requires the high octane > fuel and you get 4 mpg, how much will it cost to go get the groceries? > > Randy > > PS - my brother in law has a '72 Ventura with a 455. No idea what the mileage > is because he refuses to check it. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
