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Originally Posted by RalphG
The 1950 Mercury did very well in comparison to the other cars in the 1950 test. I have a book (Brooklands Road Test Limited Edition Mercury) which is mostly excerpts from magazine articles like Motor Trend , etc. They came up with a figure from the Mobilgas Economy run of 26.52 mpg. They based the Mercury's winning the award on a basis of most ton miles per gallon. (Weight of the car and passengers in tons multiplied by the miles traveled, divided by the amount of gas consumed.)
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Yes, some pertinent information. And it sort of mirrors the 24.5 MPG that my OD equipped '51 Merc. got on a 350+ mile trip back in '57.