What are some classic or vintage cars with good gas mileage?
27 answers:
mccoyblues
2016-04-18 05:32:28 UTC
You don't buy classic cars for the gas mileage since you won't be driving the car very often. Classic cars are hobby cars, Saturday night cruise cars, Sunny Sunday drive cars. Show cars and parade cars. They are not and should never be considered daily drivers.
But if you insist any vintage VW would fit the bill. And many older small American cars as long as they aren't muscle cars should have decent gas mileage. A Ford Falcon or a Chevy II or a Dodge Dart. As long as they have small engines, should offer good fuel economy.
?
2016-04-22 07:07:47 UTC
You don't buy classic cars for the gas mileage since you won't be driving the car very often. Classic cars are hobby cars, Saturday night cruise cars, Sunny Sunday drive cars. Show cars and parade cars. They are not and should never be considered daily drivers.
But if you insist any vintage VW would fit the bill. And many older small American cars as long as they aren't muscle cars should have decent gas mileage. A Ford Falcon or a Chevy II or a Dodge Dart. As long as they have small engines, should offer good fuel economy.
?
2016-04-17 20:32:56 UTC
I agree with Joe, an old VW beetle. I've owned more than one, and still have one in my garage. Can easily get between 30 and 40 miles per gallon out of one. An old MG Midget or a Fiat Spider or a Triumph Spitfire would also be classics with decent gas mileage. Anything with a big engine is going to use more gas, as well as bigger/heavier vehicles. So any classic muscle car with a V8 or any of the "land yachts" are definitely not good on gas, it's the smaller cars with smaller engines that are.
zaira
2016-04-22 07:17:07 UTC
The late 60's model International Scout usually came with a small 4 cylinder tractor engine and a 3-speed manual transmission with a "Granny" gear. I had a '65 and got about 28 to 30 mpg on the highway in 2WD. If you can find one, the Honda Civic CVCC was a small thing but cheaply made. It has a 1000CC air cooled motorcycle engine in it and that thing got "stupid" gas mileage for a late 70's car. They are REALLY hard to find in running condition. Also, the early Datsun 240Z was a pretty racy and economical "poor man's sports car" that got pretty good mileage.
Tim
2016-04-19 10:33:44 UTC
My old 1973 Super Beetle got 30mpg. I should have kept it. A Karmann Ghia is an Italian Car with VW engine but rides lower to the ground ( and is sleeker ) and would probably get better mileage then a VW The PRICES for either car in decent shape have risen quite a bit. Good luck.
W.C.
2016-04-19 17:59:23 UTC
The late 60's model International Scout usually came with a small 4 cylinder tractor engine and a 3-speed manual transmission with a "Granny" gear. I had a '65 and got about 28 to 30 mpg on the highway in 2WD. If you can find one, the Honda Civic CVCC was a small thing but cheaply made. It has a 1000CC air cooled motorcycle engine in it and that thing got "stupid" gas mileage for a late 70's car. They are REALLY hard to find in running condition. Also, the early Datsun 240Z was a pretty racy and economical "poor man's sports car" that got pretty good mileage.
?
2016-04-17 20:46:57 UTC
The economy cars from back then got poor mileage compared to today. And they were not exciting enough to be preserved. A car like my 62 Valiant was lucky to get 18 MPG.
Really, having a classic car is a hobby car that you only drive now and then. Fuel consumption is not important. You do not use them as a daily driver as they are too unreliable and too dangerous.
sofia
2016-04-22 06:28:22 UTC
But if you insist any vintage VW would fit the bill. And many older small American cars as long as they aren't muscle cars should have decent gas mileage. A Ford Falcon or a Chevy II or a Dodge Dart. As long as they have small engines, should offer good fuel economy.
?
2016-04-22 07:35:54 UTC
Morris Minors usually got around 40 mpg in their day
Messerschmidt 3 wheelers over 50 mpg
Goggomobiles also over 50 mpg
Fiat 500
Lightburn Zeta
Fiat Bambino
Renault R4
Citroen 2CV
You need to think small European or British if you want economy. America has always had cheap petrol compared to othter car producing nations so traditionally haven't worried about fuel economy
fuzzy
2016-04-18 16:43:49 UTC
Morris Minors usually got around 40 mpg in their day
Messerschmidt 3 wheelers over 50 mpg
Goggomobiles also over 50 mpg
Fiat 500
Lightburn Zeta
Fiat Bambino
Renault R4
Citroen 2CV
You need to think small European or British if you want economy. America has always had cheap petrol compared to othter car producing nations so traditionally haven't worried about fuel economy
vic
2016-04-18 20:53:37 UTC
I bought a 1985 z28 and in 1985 I got decent gas mileage, I think 24 mph highway, had a 5 speed manual transmission, I want another, I miss it.
?
2016-04-20 13:06:09 UTC
They didn't have such a thing as good gas mileage back then.
Also all cars made before 1990 are huge polluters.
?
2016-04-20 15:49:56 UTC
I had 3 Fiats; 1967 850 Spyder, 1968 850 Spyder and a 1967 coupe. They got about 40 mpg from the factory and I modified mine with leaner jets in the Weber carburetors and glass pack muffler to get 60 mpg. We would enter sports car econo-rallies and usually take first or second place.
?
2016-04-18 02:30:51 UTC
what would you consider good gas mileage. classic cars from the 50's through 70's didn't have great MPG since no one really cared about it. they were heavy, big engines and gas was cheap
anonymous
2016-04-18 03:39:00 UTC
A yugo. Great gas mileage. They don't run so your gas cost is low.
They are kind of hard to push for one person though.
anonymous
2016-05-31 16:58:39 UTC
what would you consider good gas mileage... classic cars from the 50's through 70's didn't have awesome mpg since no one really cared about it... they were heavy, big engines and gas was cheap