Posted by ericlb on October 14, 2012 at 20:00:06 from (75.107.64.57):
In Reply to: Re: ot mpg of hot rods posted by Fixerupper on October 14, 2012 at 13:08:32:
thats the kind of rod im talking about ive got a couple of friends with cars, 1 a stock [ after a 10 year frame off restoration] '48 f-1 truck with the flathead 6 the other has a 29 highboy with a 350 crate motor, the motor in that is 'stock' that is the car is a cruiser, and while due to its light body weight it will defiantly get your undivided attention when you mash the throttle its not built or intended to hit the drag strip, i dont know what either vehicle gets for mileage yet but im going to find out, i fully realize that a hot rod built to the 9's for speed is not going to get reasonable miles per gallon when driven on the street, but a mildly built rod built for cruising will still be fast enough due to light vehicle weight to be fun, yet be easy on fuel [ low to mid 20's mpg] lending itself to be driven as a almost daily driver [ nobody want to try to drive a deuce in a foot of snow]
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