The Nash he is talking about got good mileage, even by current standards, of
30+ mpg. The later Rambler American, a smaller, stripped down version with,
I believe, the same flat head six, got a little better. I looked down the
bore of number one cylinder on one, with a vertical groove at least two
millimeters deep, and started thinking, how much work I was willing to put
into a fifty year old "economy car". Some fish you just have to throw them
back.

Earle

"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:2f930$44b219b8$48311525$15556@FUSE.NET...
> You should mention to the younger readers that 'highway speed' was 35
mph...
>
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:44B1BB28.7D16DB3F@***.net...
> > Hi Earle,
> > Of course: http://www.----------.com/dana18.jpg tongue in cheek.
> > Actually they did care about mileage, gasoline at twenty cents was still
> > the most expensive, by volume product they would by. Brochures of the
> > time would be around thirty miles to the gallon:
> > http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/Nash/...52-12_JPG.html
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------
> >
> > Earle Horton wrote:
> >>
> >> Now is that with, or without, the optional overdrive? ;^)
> >>
> >> I wonder if the USPS would have this information, and if they would
share
> >> it? Postal Jeeps were a lot like real Jeeps, except for a couple
hundred
> >> pounds less of running gear. Back in the Day, no one cared about
> >> mileage,
> >> except for the fleet owners.
> >>
> >> Earle
>
>

 

Earle Horton wrote:
> The Nash he is talking about got good mileage, even by current standards, of
> 30+ mpg. The later Rambler American, a smaller, stripped down version with,
> I believe, the same flat head six, got a little better. I looked down the
> bore of number one cylinder on one, with a vertical groove at least two
> millimeters deep, and started thinking, how much work I was willing to put
> into a fifty year old "economy car". Some fish you just have to throw them
> back.
>
> Earle
>

If it has those reclining seats I'd save it! :-)

--
FRH

 

Earle Horton wrote:
> The Nash he is talking about got good mileage, even by current standards, of
> 30+ mpg. The later Rambler American, a smaller, stripped down version with,
> I believe, the same flat head six, got a little better. I looked down the
> bore of number one cylinder on one, with a vertical groove at least two
> millimeters deep, and started thinking, how much work I was willing to put
> into a fifty year old "economy car". Some fish you just have to throw them
> back.
>
> Earle
>

If it has those reclining seats I'd save it! :-)

--
FRH

 

Earle Horton wrote:
> The Nash he is talking about got good mileage, even by current standards, of
> 30+ mpg. The later Rambler American, a smaller, stripped down version with,
> I believe, the same flat head six, got a little better. I looked down the
> bore of number one cylinder on one, with a vertical groove at least two
> millimeters deep, and started thinking, how much work I was willing to put
> into a fifty year old "economy car". Some fish you just have to throw them
> back.
>
> Earle
>

If it has those reclining seats I'd save it! :-)

--
FRH

 

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Simon, this might be a good place to get started.

Thanks but it apears to be dead at least at the moment I'll try later.

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

 

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Simon, this might be a good place to get started.

Thanks but it apears to be dead at least at the moment I'll try later.

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

 

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Simon, this might be a good place to get started.

Thanks but it apears to be dead at least at the moment I'll try later.

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

 

That is just too cool, I LOVE those little trucks. A while back someone
had one on ebay that had a Stude 289 in it, talk about the best of both
worlds!

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Kaiser Jeep kept the ****** flat head six cylinder through '56:
> http://www.cars-on-line.com/16759.html
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> JeffDeWitt wrote:
>
>>That was interesting but obviously in French, which makes me wonder did
>>Jeep sell any flat head sixes in the US or were they just for export?
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt

 

That is just too cool, I LOVE those little trucks. A while back someone
had one on ebay that had a Stude 289 in it, talk about the best of both
worlds!

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Kaiser Jeep kept the ****** flat head six cylinder through '56:
> http://www.cars-on-line.com/16759.html
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> JeffDeWitt wrote:
>
>>That was interesting but obviously in French, which makes me wonder did
>>Jeep sell any flat head sixes in the US or were they just for export?
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt

 

That is just too cool, I LOVE those little trucks. A while back someone
had one on ebay that had a Stude 289 in it, talk about the best of both
worlds!

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Kaiser Jeep kept the ****** flat head six cylinder through '56:
> http://www.cars-on-line.com/16759.html
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> JeffDeWitt wrote:
>
>>That was interesting but obviously in French, which makes me wonder did
>>Jeep sell any flat head sixes in the US or were they just for export?
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt