Back when I was all of ten years old, my father bought a new 55 Chevy 6cyl
automatic 210. It replaced a Studebaker with manual shift and overdrive. At
that time the speed limit was "reasonable and proper". The state police
hated this, because it was almost impossible to give out a speeding ticket
and have it hold up in court. Anyway, my father was most unhappy to find
out that the Chevy would only do about 86 mph, thanks to the automatic, and
got about 20% less gas mileage than the Studebaker. And, the Studebaker
would go at least ten miles an hour faster. Unfortunately, in those days,
the Studebakers had ring wear problems, and usually needed at least rings
between 50 and 60 thousand miles.

"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On 08 Apr 2008 03:54:52 GMT, Carbon > wrote:
>
> >Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed
> >limit in Montana....
>
> Ummm, for a long time, there was no daytime speed limit on the Ohio
Turnpike.
> When you entered Ohio, the signs just said "Drive Accordingly."
>
> -- Larry