I could tell you more about the cars that I didn't like but that's not what this thread is about. My dad was a salesman and drove lots of miles in the 50's and 60's and cars didn't last more than 75-100K miles before they were unreliable. In retrospect he bought a 55 DeSoto hemi with a 3 speed manual. Growing up during the depression he was very frugal and it carried through in many aspects of his life. One of the things that he heard was to shift into the highest gear as soon as possible for increased mileage. Sooo he would have it in third gear by 20 MPH. Not a thrilling ride but it would be neat to have car now with the Firedome V8.
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