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Old 07-16-2014, 11:02 AM
Bob Rutledge Bob Rutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by Zimtok View Post
I remember working at a gas station (i actually pumped the gas) back in the late 70's. the price of gas (and cigarettes) were just over $0.50. My Sister and my Mom both had a Duster with the slant six and got great gas millage.

I have been thinking over the past few years to find a 67-72 Chevy/GM truck with a 6-cylinder engine and manual transmission.

Replace the transmission with a 6-speed and then I could get great fuel economy.


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Before you go that route, take a look at the 4.2 liter Vortec. Great I6. Mate it to a 4 speed OD transmission and you could get some decent mileage.