Wow, actually I'm impressed it managed 10 mpg with the original carb setup. I have been told that the contemporary Winnies often got down to half that. (Anyone remember when the highways were full of Winnebagos during the summer? I saw a REALLY old one last week, obviously some guy getting it back onto the road for hunting season.)
Someone at GMC had a creative streak and a sense of adventure around then. Remember the Astro highway tractors? They were the nicest looking trucks on the road for a long time, IIRC. Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Mitch. > > I have a 1976 GMC out in the garage - has not been out of there for 9 years. > > Economy is not bad with the original carburetor she did around 10 mpg. > Overhauled the engine and I went to digital fuel injection 15 years ago the > result was 12.5 - 13.5 mpg and bunch more torque, had to rebuild the > transmission after stripping 2nd gear out it accelerating uphill. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of David Brodbeck > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:09 PM > To: Mercedes mailing list > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1986 BMW 524td > > Mitch Haley wrote: >> Thanks, I never realized those were FWD. From looking at them, I had > assumed >> they were rear engined, the floor is too low for driveshafts. Toronado > drivetrain >> with 455 V8. I bet it makes the Toronado with the same engine look thrifty > by >> comparison. I like the early mockup pictured here better than the > production >> model:
