My father in law had a big Ford wagon with the wood grain stuff and a
390 if I recall correctly. Cannot recall if it was the Ford or the
Mercury but I do recall that he did not keep it all that long because
the gas gauge appeared to be connected to the speedometer. When the
speedometer needle went up, the fuel needle went down - and almost that
quickly. The thing would not go a hundred miles on a tank. It was god
awful. It was probably at the beginning of the smog era - around 1969 or
1970. He swapped it for a new 1971 Cougar with a 351. It was actually
pretty good on fuel and it was a nice little car. Black with a burgundy
interior. He swapped it a year or so later for a caramel coloured 1973
Cougar. A much fancier car but it was just junk from day one. Wierd that
they changed that much in a model year or two. The smog equipment at
that time just ruined them. You couldn't keep the thing running and it
was brand spankng new. He would not give up on Fords though. He swapped
it not long after for a Torino.
Randy
On 05/12/2012 2:34 PM, Jon Agne wrote:
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.
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