56.5 MPG

[427TJ]

In light of our soaring gasoline prices here's an ad from the June, 1960 Motor Trend. Who needs a Prius when you can have a '60 Sprite?

[John Brown]

I'll bet he never went over 40 miles per to get that number.

I drove my g.f's 89 Corvette from here to Milwaukee on the interstate, never had it past 135 but spent most of the time between 60 and 80. Got a lousy 26.1 for the trip.


I did get some strange looks at the toll booths on the way back. I went to a swap meet and the whole passenger area and under the hatch was loaded with treasure, like a pair of heads, set of headers, intake and carb and other misc junk.

Who needs an econo box......

[Steve Shauger]

I had a couple of 1970 Subaru 360's, their advertised mileage was 66mpg. Man were they slow. With a top speed in the 40's.

[quick-bowtie]

Ive always wanted to make a ProStreet Subaru 360..That would be one wild car with a tube chassis and wild sbc..and it still could get in the high 20's for mpg.

[71-LS6]

Best mileage I ever got was with my 1961 Morris Minor 1000. Maybe 40 mpg+, but in 1973, gas was still only 30 cents a gallon, so I bought 68 Roadrunner instead.