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Originally Posted by rykoala
Or maybe I just didn't give clear enough detail. He never said he was going super fast, but didn't mention his speed. There were no speed limits then and so no speed can be assumed. Also he specifically said 27mpg.
So really, if a corvette can get 35mpg on the highay, why is this so outlandish?
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First off Pontiac never made a 473 CID engine and nothing GM was putting in cars in 1949 was that big either. Now the truth comes out it was only 27, I could believe that, my frame of reference is a good 55 chevy with the 6cyl, 3 spd manual with OD could get 25. The jump from 25 to 30 was too big for me. Not to be disresptectful but the 50s and 60s were a long time ago and sometimes old people have a hard time remebering things.
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Pontiac V8 engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pontiac Straight-8 engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pontiac Straight-6 engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia