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**twouvakind** · 09-28-2012, 04:57 PM

http://archive.org/details/ClassicT1948_2

andyd00 · 09-28-2012, 06:24 PM

NICE FIND!! It's my year too!!

Wow the Renaud was getting 40 mpg?? Back then??

**twouvakind** · 09-28-2012, 06:38 PM

Like it was really an issue at <$.31 a gallon! 1959 prices that is. About $2.18 at today's prices adjusted for inflation.

andyd00 · 09-28-2012, 06:47 PM

I hear ya. I'm just a bit surprised with 40 mpg carb'd. But then again my 57's inline 6 is getting 2 more miles a gallon then my 01 S10 4 banger.

Russell Ashley · 09-28-2012, 07:49 PM

That is a neat video.

The problem was that those Renaults wouldn't get that gas milesge for long. They fell apart and/or rusted away not too long after you got it, LOL. I had friends who had them and they were not good cars. Seems funny but people were concerned about gas mileage back then even at less than thirty cents per gallon.

Chevette · 09-28-2012, 08:05 PM

I have traveled that highway several times. It doesn't look like that any more. Good shot of Muncho Lake BTW. Too bad it wasn't color. Anyway, thanks for posting a great vid.

09-28-2012, 04:57 PM	#1
twouvakind Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,662	Awesome-if you have not seen it yet! http://archive.org/details/ClassicT1948_2

09-28-2012, 06:24 PM	#2
andyd00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 56	Re: Awesome-if you have not seen it yet! NICE FIND!! It's my year too!! Wow the Renaud was getting 40 mpg?? Back then??

09-28-2012, 06:38 PM	#3
twouvakind Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,662	Re: Awesome-if you have not seen it yet! Like it was really an issue at <$.31 a gallon! 1959 prices that is. About $2.18 at today's prices adjusted for inflation.

09-28-2012, 06:47 PM	#4
andyd00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 56	Re: Awesome-if you have not seen it yet! I hear ya. I'm just a bit surprised with 40 mpg carb'd. But then again my 57's inline 6 is getting 2 more miles a gallon then my 01 S10 4 banger.

09-28-2012, 07:49 PM	#5
Russell Ashley Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 2,648	Re: Awesome-if you have not seen it yet! That is a neat video. The problem was that those Renaults wouldn't get that gas milesge for long. They fell apart and/or rusted away not too long after you got it, LOL. I had friends who had them and they were not good cars. Seems funny but people were concerned about gas mileage back then even at less than thirty cents per gallon.

09-28-2012, 08:05 PM	#6
Chevette Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 702	Re: Awesome-if you have not seen it yet! I have traveled that highway several times. It doesn't look like that any more. Good shot of Muncho Lake BTW. Too bad it wasn't color. Anyway, thanks for posting a great vid. __________________ 56 Chevy PU http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=531955 Question: Know how to sell your truck for $50,000? Answer: Spend $100,000 building it.



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