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Well, the point was to reduce fuel consumption, and lower speed does indeed do that EXCEPT in some trucks with engine like screaming Jimmies where the RPM doesn’t match up well. Gotta remember that 70 mph speed limits were actually a fairly new thing in 1973, most two lanes were 65 or less (in

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I was not onld enough to really be paying attention to the justifications at the time of the change, but what I do recall was 55MPH being about saving fuel due to supply limits, not for environmental reasons. Those were also the days where we wore coats in class during the winter because the

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Ironically, my 2014 Bluetec GLK 250 diesel has optimal fuel economy between 60 and 70 mph On Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:06 PM Michael Esh via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes. > > > > On May 26, 2023, at 4:49 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > 55 MPH may have worked in the

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Yes. > On May 26, 2023, at 4:49 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > 55 MPH may have worked in the densely populated east, however in the > western states where distance is measured not in miles but hours from point > to point, it was a total failure. > Truck freight, where drivers are paid

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My former 1964 Fleetwood 60 Special with a 390 and a THM “Jetaway 200” would get in the mid to upper teens if you drove like an egg was under your foot. Stomp it and just watch the gas gauge go down… I had to chuckle! Mrs. Dan and I like to watch Perry Mason, and the other night I was watching

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55 MPH may have worked in the densely populated east, however in the western states where distance is measured not in miles but hours from point to point, it was a total failure. Truck freight, where drivers are paid on miles driven and tons delivered, took a huge pay cut, over "hauling the

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59 Fleetwood, probably had not a 454 but a similar sized Cadillac engine (Cadillac always made their own) but at least the Eldorado of the same year had a triple 2 barrel carb setup. If you could keep it tuned properly it got 17-18 mpg or better on the highway and would still rocket that lead

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> Actually, the 55 mph speed limit did work. The planet was saved. I remember the change. The "Are we there yet?" game got a _lot_ more frustrating for the parental units... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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Actually, the 55 mph speed limit did work. The planet was saved. On Fri, May 26, 2023, 4:05 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Don't forget the 55 MPH speed limit imposed to "save the planet".. > and other "government intelligence" acts which lasted for years.. > Ahhh.. those were the days... The

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Don't forget the 55 MPH speed limit imposed to "save the planet".. and other "government intelligence" acts which lasted for years.. Ahhh.. those were the days... The official end of cheap gas and free love.. all in one era.. On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 11:42 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <

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On Fri, 26 May 2023 14:41:23 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Back in the days of MEOW and gas lines and alternate license plate > number gas days. Fun times! I had a '72 220D/8 and did not have to wait in gas lines in Sacramento. Craig ___

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Back in the days of MEOW and gas lines and alternate license plate number gas days. Fun times! --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 26, 2023, at 2:35 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > I owned one just like it, even the same color. > I took it in on a trade deal, about 2 weeks before the great

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I owned one just like it, even the same color. I took it in on a trade deal, about 2 weeks before the great oil embargo by OPEC, when gas prices skyrocketed to never before seen levels... and the 454 engine that powered the land yacht, if you were careful, got a whopping 4 miles per gallon.. After

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Nice car, not a crazy price. Cute girl in the one pic but she’d probably cost a lot more than the car --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 25, 2023, at 6:14 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > >  >

[MBZ] OT - A True Land Yacht

[00L0L_j1V99i7WEHH_0ak07K_600x450.jpg] 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood All Original Black Plate California Car -...