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BobbyG 04-03-2013 04:28 PM

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

CarlG 04-03-2013 04:35 PM

Re: What is your average speed
 

50, sometimes creeping up to 55

newshirt 04-03-2013 04:37 PM

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40, sometimes creeping up to 45

goodoldvic 04-03-2013 04:39 PM

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

Donvito 04-03-2013 04:40 PM

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

Special Coupe Frank 04-03-2013 04:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goodoldvic (Post 624453)
Speed limit and traffic allowing, 45-50mph, stock engine (alittle tired) and 3:78 rear


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:

Forker 04-03-2013 04:42 PM

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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

Aok 04-03-2013 04:46 PM

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

Bill B 04-03-2013 04:47 PM

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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.

Michael in Sedona 04-03-2013 04:52 PM

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

Mitch//pa 04-03-2013 04:56 PM

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40-45

Purdy Swoft 04-03-2013 05:00 PM

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

Great Lakes Greg 04-03-2013 05:05 PM

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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.

29ModelA 04-03-2013 05:07 PM

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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.

jkeesey 04-03-2013 05:10 PM

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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.

MikeK 04-03-2013 05:13 PM

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75-80. When I get my MPH speedo fixed and take out the KPH version it will be back down to 45+.

fordcoupe 04-03-2013 05:23 PM

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

Duffy1 04-03-2013 05:57 PM

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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.

luckyal 04-03-2013 06:14 PM

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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

wayne1953 04-03-2013 06:18 PM

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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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