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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
Kenworth continued making petrol engined tractors into the 60's I believe, in mountain states these were preferred to diesels for their superior performance. No idea what the economy was like though  |
Back then the diesels were mostly non turbo and suffered horribly at higher elevation, couple that with extreme cold starts and gas would have been the better option.
With cold thin air I bet fuel economy could approach 2mpg.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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