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iveyjh · 08-31-2015, 03:17 PM

In 1968 I had a 1964 Ford Fairlane 2 door 289 sports coupe 4 speed with 3.30 differential. I got over 24 mpg driving 65-75 mph from Dothan, Alabama to Watertown, NY. I thought that was pretty good for a 225hp 289ci engine with a Holly 4 barrel carb.

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iveyjh EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canyon Lake, Texas Posts: 222 none - '98 Honda Civic HX none - '00 Chevy (Geo) Metro base none - '00 Saturn SL1 base Thanks: 126 Thanked 77 Times in 50 Posts	In 1968 I had a 1964 Ford Fairlane 2 door 289 sports coupe 4 speed with 3.30 differential. I got over 24 mpg driving 65-75 mph from Dothan, Alabama to Watertown, NY. I thought that was pretty good for a 225hp 289ci engine with a Holly 4 barrel carb.