What is your average speed
 

On an average drive out in your model A - at what speed do you find yourself cruising along at ?

Bob

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50, sometimes creeping up to 55

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40, sometimes creeping up to 45

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Speed limit and traffic allowing, 45-50mph, stock engine (alittle tired) and 3:78 rear

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40 to 45. A month ago I got up to 52 going down a hill.

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Ditto.

I have had two runs on the NE Extension PA Turnpike, bewtween Scranton and Lehigh Valley, averaging 50-55 MPH.

'28 Coupe, stock, tired stock engine, 87,000 miles.

:cool:

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I don't know, my speedometer stops or hangs up at 20mph for some reason and never shows any speed higher than that?

But I know for a fact that I'm not breaking any land speed records that's for sure and getting my speedo fixed is another one of those 'Roundtoit' things on my list.
george

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Not in a rush when driving my A so usually 40-45 on local roads

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Between 40 and 50 but once in El Paso rush hour traffic I saw the big six showing and slowed down in a hurry.

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40-45, like most of the others. Now and then 52 on a straight and level road.

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40-45

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On the highway, we like to cruise at 50 mph.

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40-45. I've been on a couple of tours where the leaders were driving like they're ass was on fire. Showing off, or whatever. There is no just reason to invite your engine internals to look for daylight.

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It'll go 60, but I feel like it is screaming. It's a stock car.

It seems to be happy about 45-50 according to my GPS. My rebuilt speedo seems to always be about 10mph off.

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45, I had my wife following me the other day and I did 45 the entire way home. Uphill, downhill, around corners, all 45mph.

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45 to 55 with the zenth carb. with the tilly carb. 55 to the yahoo 60 hold on baby.

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Great Lakes Greg ; That was funny . That is my second good laugh today from F B.
Most of the folks in our club have stock model "A" and like 40 to 45 max . Then you have about 15% with O D ( me included) and they like 50 to 55 . So when you go on a club tour the folks with O D normally end up running out of O D. Makes you wonder why you have an over drive.

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Around town usually about 25, in the country about 35 to 40 and rarely over that ! I am not in a hurry to get where I am going in the old girl. Drive it to enjoy it and not like you are in a race !
Al

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40 to 45 got her up to 55 one time car was doing great I was scared to death

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I do 45 just like every one behind me. Occasionally 55 if the line in back is real long.

Paul

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Usually around 40- Top speed is 45 but I have never checked to see what rear end gear ratio is.

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My most relaxing drive in my car was from Cottage Grove Oregon to Reedsport on Smith River rd. at an average speed of around 25-30 MPH. We saw only one car each way on the road with us.

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Same for me.

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I'm headed out on my first club ride this weekend and I'm concerned with keeping up as my car seems to drive beautifully at a speed just below pushing and holding it to the floor, which I'm estimating to be 40 to 45mph. I guess I'll find out this weekend just how agressively the club drives on these club trips...but if it's a pace faster than I'm comfortable pushing the old girl, I'll let them go on ahead without me I guess, because I'd prefer to drive home and not end up being towed.
george

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I find that a great speed for enjoying the scenery:), but the only place around me for those speeds is the parkway in town. Wisconsin has lots of nice Model A driving roads, but in Minnesota you'd need to get a long distance from the cities to enjoy the drive.

My worn engine sounds pretty wound out at 45, so I like to drive 40-45, but had it to 57 once on the freeway when I wasn't paying attention to the speedometer.:eek:

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I like to drive 35-40 around town:cool:, If I want to go fast I ride my Harley:eek:.

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52 MPH was the fastest I ever went, but regular cruising speed for me is between 35 to 40. I only stay on the back country 2 lane roads, no freeways. If there isn't a tailgater behind me then I slow 'er down to 25 - 30 range, I love to hear the engine rumbling along without any excessive speed.

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40 to 45 on local back roads

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My car loves 45, had it to 53 once going down a hill and it seemed smooth. But 45 feels good.

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With Snyders 5.5 H.C. Head 40-45 and 3.78 rear and 50-55 in Mitchell overdrive.

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32 mph. But it's a AA truck with a worm drive rear end. The truck likes to go a bit faster than that going uphill but sort of complains if I go faster when going down hill. Strange I know...

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i was told a model A in good shape would drive at 55 all day but mine will only do 40-45 or 50 downhill. Am i doing something wrong?

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I once had 'Ol Nellie the '29 Coupe doing 57 downhill, when I remembered what my best friend once said to me while we were driving down the east side of 4th of JUly pass in northern Idaho. His Ford truck started to slide on the ice, and he said, "pay attention, because you've never seen a crash like the one we're going to have". So, I slowed 'Ol Nellie down. 40-45 is good enough for me. When I want speed, I'll use my Hemi.

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On my coupe with 33 B engine & 5.9 head,I usually toodle along at 40 or so in high gear,but when I dont want to hold up traffic to much on a busy hiway,I will cruise at 60 in OD with the same rpm.My ratios are 4.11 & 2.94 in OD.I would never go back to a std rear end.I do have good brakes.

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Mine seems to like 45-50, have seen 55 a couple of times but it really sounds like it's "straining" above 50 mph.
I've only got a couple of hundred miles on it since I put it on the road

Wife and I had it out Easter Sunday, and remarked about all the things you notice when you're in the "A" that you don't pay attention to when you're in a "modern" vehicle

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Not only that, but people are much friendlier when you're in an antique car. :)
In all my years of driving an old car, last summer I met the first real jerk who thought I shouldn't be on HIS freeway.:D

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My sedan runs at 55-60 pretty nice.

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I like driving the speed limit in town and 45 to 50 on the highways and freeways.

We have a 190 to 200 mile round trip tour this Saturday, I hope they don't drive over 50 mph, prefer 45 so I can enjoy the drive and scenery.

Any speed over 45 mph is not enjoyable.

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Speed limit around town 60-65 Down the highway and open road