I'm curious as to what the original gas mileage was for a 1964 Commander, four-door, with a 259ci V8 when new. I own one with 140K miles but well maintained and even with premium unleaded I average in the low teens in terms of MPG. It has radial tires vs. bias ply ones.
The car was built at Studebaker's Hamilton, ON, plant.
Is it normal for high-mileage cars, even well maintained, to have lower than new gas mileage?
And another question-how does one go about tracking down who the previous owners were of my car? I bought it from a used car dealer in 2007. I have the build order from the Studebaker National Museum but all it shows is that it was shipped to a dealer in Arizona at the time. I have no idea who owned it between the time it was shipped to that original dealer and when I bought it.
The car was built at Studebaker's Hamilton, ON, plant.
Is it normal for high-mileage cars, even well maintained, to have lower than new gas mileage?
And another question-how does one go about tracking down who the previous owners were of my car? I bought it from a used car dealer in 2007. I have the build order from the Studebaker National Museum but all it shows is that it was shipped to a dealer in Arizona at the time. I have no idea who owned it between the time it was shipped to that original dealer and when I bought it.
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