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Show Ramblers Establish Economy Test Record Two 1959 Rambler Six four-door four-door sedans last week established establish-ed new coast-to-coast economy records in the 3,102-mile trip from Los Angeles to New York, posting mileages never before attained at-tained by any U. S.-bullt car In a sanctioned cross-country,, it was reported by Scott Urle Utah Nash. The Rambler Six with overdrive over-drive averaged 36.88 miles per gallon and the Rambler Six with automatic transmission' came up with a mark of 32.07 MPG, he said. . Les Viland and Janvs T. ped Rambler and M. F. (Tommy) Thomas and Carl Chakmakian drove the other. Both were stock cars equipped as those any buyer buy-er may order from a dealer, Urle stated. The overdrive equipped car used only 84.11 gallon of gasoline, gaso-line, while the Rambled with automatic au-tomatic transmission consumed 96.70 gallons. Both used the recommended rec-ommended regular grade of gasoline. |