Max Speed of a Model A in Stock Form

[Model A Ron]

I think I read someplace that a Model A was able to do 60 MPG in stock form when new. I was wondering just how fast have you been able to get your stock Model A. If you have an overdrive please let me know the percentage overdrive your using.

I have been sorting out my 29 Phaeton and I now can say she is in good mechanical shape so I decided to test my max speed. Using a GPS Speedometer I was able to get her up to 57 MPH. This is without an overdrive and the car felt good. Before anyone points out this is bad for the engine please note this was a test and I held 57 for no more than a minute on a back country road.

I have a Mitchell 26% overdrive on order so that would put me around 71.8 MPH floored. I would never go that fast but I would like to drive 55/60 when needed without blowing up my engine. My test confirmed that my Model A is stable at that speed and could do 55mph all day long with an overdrive.

Thanks for the comments.

Ron