Those figures are just plain rediculous. I had several - they never got anywhere near that good mileage. I also had a few with the smaller version of the 300 engine - the 240. No better on fuel, just less power. 21 MPG was the high limit with any of them and 14-16 MPG "around town."
My father-in-law, a retired Ford engineer, buys a new 1/2 ton truck every two years up until Ford stopped making the 300 six. He still has his 1995 F150. He has records of every drop of fuel he's ever used since the late 1950s - and all in flat highway areas of Michigan. The best fuel mileage he ever recorded with a 1/2 truck and 300 six was 21 MPG. His overall fuel mileage average for his 1995 with the 300 is 13 MPG. He also had many Ford Explorers - all with 4 liter engines and 5 speed manual transmissions. Best mileage ever was 24.5 MPG, with 21.5 being the usual highway mileage. He DID get 31 MPG with a 1960 Ford Falcon - on a few long highway trips - but that's a far cry from a 1/2 ton truck with a 300 c.i. engine.
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