Gas Mileage

['53 Windsor]

Hi there,

I was wondering what gas mileage I should be getting with my 1953 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe. It has a 265ci L6.

Thanks, Tom.

[Guest De Soto Frank]

I would consider anything over 12-14 MPG highway "outstanding"...

What tranny do you have: Powerfite, Fluid-Torque, Fluid Drive ?

['53 Windsor]

Hi Frank,

I have the Torque converter connected to an M-6 semi-auto tranny. I'm sitting at about 13 MPG right now. (Woo-Hoo!) Thanks for the info, I just wanted to make sure nothing was out of the ordinary.

Thanks again,

Tom.

[Guest De Soto Frank]

Hi Tom,

Say, you're the fellow with the '53 that has the engine-fed torque convertor Chrysler, yes?

As far as the gas mileage goes, that car weighs-in around 3,600 pounds ( fairly hefty ), so there's a lot of avoirdupois to drag around...

Actually, the Fluid-Torque should give a bit better mileage than would the same car with the older "straight Fluid Coupling"...

Make sure your tires are fully inflated and that your front-end is reasonably well-aligned

(improper toe-in will cause reduced gas mileage and increased tire wear)...

As a point of reference, the most fuel-efficent MoPars of this period were the Plymouths, and they usually didn't get much more than 18 MPG highway, unless they were equipped with overdrive.

Happy Motoring !

['53 Windsor]

Thanks Frank,

Yes, I am the Engine-Fed '53. I got that torque converter fixed up just fine, thanks for the help on that. Have fun cruising this summer!

-Tom