Tom: 62 Ambo V8 (automatic) had the option of two different axles: 2.87 and 3.15 Reference: 1962 TSM Joe Fulton Salinas CA --- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 10 May 2005 dsoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > > Has anyone actually built a power/mileage > combination they would like to comment on? > > My 1962 Ambassador, with 327 and Flush-O-Manic, got > 18, 19 mpg at > 65-70mph. It had some absurdly low axle, I don't > recall what (in > the 2's). It turned under 2000 rpm in the 60's > (mph)! I lived in > Mass. at the time, the car was from Colorado, and I > discovered the > reason for the silly axle on my first cross-country > road trip > (1976, to Bremerton WA). Came in real handy on Route > 80! > > > > > > >