1931 model A performance

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As a reference for speed limits in NYS. The New York State Department of Transportation set up I think in 1927 The Long Island State Parkway System to construct and develop parkways on Long Island. These would be NY State Roads made of concrete and intended as major transportation routes for commuters going to work and for those attending State Parks like ocean beaches and picnic areas over the island. This is a quote from the history of that system of concrete roads that had similar speed limits as state roads around NYS : "General speed limits, originally set at 40 MPH, were raised to 45 MPH in 1959, 50 MPH in 1963, and 55 MPH in 1974." I remember riding in the family car in the fifties and the right lane traffic was doing 45 while the fast lane was doing 50 and sometimes above. There was an oil trail down the center of each lane. Model A was probably comfortable in the slow lane although I didn't notice at the time.