There were a few 60's cars that would get 30+ MPG. That wasn't much of a concern back then. Any of the Falcon, Mustang, Maverick 6 cylinders would get in the mid to upper 20MPG range. My parents had a Maverick that would get 27 MPG highway.
By far the most expensive car to maintain I've ever had is a '98 Continental. Engine is bullet proof but everything else required lots of repairs. If I never own another front wheel drive it will be too soon.
Most economical car to maintain I've ever owned was an '84 Mercury Grand Marquis. Sold it with just under 200K on it 18 or so years ago. Wouldn't surprise me if that thing is still running today! I've regretted selling it all these years.
Best cold starting vehicle I ever owned was a '71 F250 with a 360. Like someone else posted, rusted cab mounts and floor did it in. That 360 was not easy on gas though. That was such a good engine I put it in another truck once the '71 rusted away.
Best truck I ever owned was an '84 F250 351HO. It would pass anything on the highway and get 18 MPG doing it.
My current truck is a 2000 F250 5.4 There is NOTHING about it that's better than the '84 I had.
My Dad had a '66 F100 with a 300 six. I'd still see it around as a daily driver recently as '95. It's probably in a collection now. Hard telling how many miles that thing has on it.
Allot of today's engines do last longer. Improved oil has allot to do with that. Run 1960's oil in a modern engine and see how long it lasts. The old engines did require more frequent tune ups but not nearly every 3000 miles like someone posted. It was not unheard of to go 25-35K between tune ups. Tunes ups were cheap, quick, and easy on allot of cars. Some things are better on today's cars, but some things aren't as good.
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