My first vehicle was a '65 Econoline van that I bought used for $350 in 1976. It was a real clunker. But it got 100 miles per gallon.
I kid you not.
Oh, hold on there ... you didn't think I was referring to *gasoline* did you? Of course not, silly! I was referring to *oil*. Yup. 1 quart every 25 miles works out to 100 miles per gallon.
My brother and I shared an 1942 Olds Coupe that got 100 miles per quart of oil. After a while, we didn’t even check the dip stick, just dumped in a quart of $.25 oil. Yes, we bought “Valor” oil for 25 cents. I would fill up a milk bottle from a 50 gallon drum of “bulk oil,” from the Texico station where I worked. The year was 1957! LOL