[Ernie Vitucci]

Good afternoon...I said this way back at the beginning of this discussion....I've had Model A Fords on and off...since 1963...at that time...we were told...'If you want the car to last, Engine and running gear...drive it at 40 miles an hour'. Most of us don't drive our A's more than a 1000 or 2000 miles a year. So driving too fast might not show up for a number of
years...but if you are using the old girl daily...and I often do...then 5000 or 6000 miles a year become normal...and hard use will show up much quicker...Keep in mind that the 'Old Guys' giving us youngers these instructions...in 1963...were from the Model A Era...and knew what they were talking about...I believe more than we sometimes do. Ernie in Arizona

PS...If you have a Mitchell or some other overdrive...then you can go faster without engine damage...but the running gear will still absorb additional punishment...