2006-07-09 01:33:35 · 4 answers · asked by patreer 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Then, as it is now, it depended on the car. A Henry J with a 4 cylinder engine would get around 30 MPG. A Chrysler 300 with two four barrel carbs would get around 10 MPG. Earlier 50's cars got better mileage than late 50's cars because the car companies started replacing their 6 cylinder engines with V8s. Horsepower started climbing after 1955 and people didn't worry about gas mileage very much until the early 60s.
2006-07-09 07:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by monte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consumption shud not be too high or too low as technology was not so developed to increase fuel economy and cars were not so sophisticated to have a high consumption.
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2006-07-09 01:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by AvSats 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
V8's were 7 to 10 mpg.
2006-07-09 01:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't state what type so its not easy to answer
2006-07-09 01:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by scrambledmolecues 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋