59 Fleetwood, probably had not a 454 but a similar sized Cadillac engine (Cadillac always made their own) but at least the Eldorado of the same year had a triple 2 barrel carb setup. If you could keep it tuned properly it got 17-18 mpg or better on the highway and would still rocket that lead sled up to terrifying speeds for the four wheel drum brakes.
Incredibly ugly cars. A heavy foot, yeah, single digit mileage. Drove like a log wagon too. Peter > On May 26, 2023, at 3:35 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Actually, the 55 mph speed limit did work. The planet was saved. > > I remember the change. The "Are we there yet?" game got a _lot_ more > frustrating for the parental units... > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
