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When I was 21, I hitchhiked around the country for about 1 1/2 months..... in between jobs, wondering what I wanted to be in life.
Got tired of it and wanted my own ride to go home. My cousin who lived in Rockville, Maryland, loaned me $400. for gas, expenses, AND buying a '65 Ford LTD 4dr HT. w 390! It had been his recently deseased father's car. He had recently downsized to a '72 Dodge Colt. We tuned it, and changed the oil. At a 40mph cruising speed (low rearend gears), I averaged 24 mpg on slightly bumped bald tires.
This was in '75. I don't remember one time that anybody ever honked, or had any issue w my 40mph on interstates drive! Wish it was still that way!
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