I had a 1949 Volkswagen Beetle, but never had any idea what the fuel mileage was. In 49, they didn't have gas gauges - just a tiny little reserve fuel tank that held a couple of quarts. So, you drove 'till the engine died - then flipped the aux. fuel-tank switch and hoped you could find a gas station somewhere near. Set up like a motorcycle. It seemed to go forever on a tank a gas . . . and die just when you weren't expecting it. Also, froze my butt off many times due to virtually no heat. On cold winter mornings - it was a common sight to see Volkswagen owners driving with their heads hanging out the windows - since there was no defroster and the windshiled was iced up.
On the subject of small cars, the 90 Geo Metro XFI is the most fuel efficienct gas car ever sold in the US and got over 50 MPG. The 60s German Isettas were close but they had BMW motorcycle engines in them. I just read that most of the new so-called efficient hyrbrids use a huge amount of BTU energy just to come off the assembly line - i.e. no net-gain. In their overall life, they use up more fuel than a simple car.
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Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
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