Re: IML: hemmings classic car for june

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I have a 56 Imperial with a powerflite and going to Carlisle and
Charlotte on two different occasions averaged 19 miles per
gallon.


At 03:07 PM 4/13/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> Hello
> all,
>  
>     I just recieved the new
> Hemmings Classic Car for June and it has two items Imperial
> related.  One is on page 20 while discussing Sixteen Masterworks of
> American Innovation, the article is discussing the 1951 Chrysler and how
> Chrysler is the ones that perfected the Hemi.  The 51 Crown Imperial
> limo is mentioned as needing disk brakes where as all the Chrysler line
> "made due with drums".  The other important article is on
> page 78 which lays out why our TorqueFlite transmissions are so much
> better than all the others.  The article , yes people this is in
> black and white, sums up like this  "The efficiency of the
> TorqueFlite in combination with a numerically low ratio axle (2.92:1) was
> a major component behind the Chrysler Imperial winning the 1956 Mobilgas
> Economy run by the biggest margin in the event's history to that
> date.  The big Torqueflite-equipped Imperial averaged 21.04 mpg with
> a ton-mpg figure of 61.38 mpg."  Score yet another for
> Imperial.
>  
> Chris M.
> 63 Custom 2 dr.