[Charlie Cheap]

Considering I am an OLD Hot Rodder and custom car builder, my friends were shocked when I sold a 1940 Ford Hot Rod coupe I drove for 12 years with a V8, and purchased a 1965 Mustang SIX CYLINDER AUTOMATIC. I bored it to the max, changed the cam, removed the 1-barrel and installed a 2-barrel, built a hotter ignition, opened up the exhaust, and installed taller tires. I totally rebuilt the car inside and out, and built it for highway driving on long trips. With Me driving and my wife riding shotgun (2 cornfed old folks), 15" radials, 2.83 rearend, using the air conditioning, running with the truckers in the NASCAR lane (70 to 75+MPH), hauling a weeks luggage, 2 lawn chairs, 2 umbrellas, tools, and my favorite vino, 25 MPG seemed okay. The car does NOT have overdrive but has undercoating, extra foam insulation, sound deadening material, a full size spare, and last year at 76 I weighed 216 and the wife didn't. After 54 years I am a lot smarter. Two months ago I sold the Mustang to build my 1967 Sunbeam Alpine with a Ford 1985 2.3 and A4LD overdrive. Using basic MPG tricks I expect mid to high 30's if I keep my foot under control. I will post my mods as I build.