[PW] Re: 1978 Ford F100 Gas Mileage

[R Burns]

On 1/12/07, Dana Dalrymple <ddalrymple at spokanelibrary.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> Does anyone have access to the 1978 EPA Gas Mileage Guide?  We have a
> patron who is looking for what the average gas mileage was for a 1978
> Ford F100 truck, V6 engine.  We have checked things like Car & Driver,
> Newsweek, and US News & World Report, but those lists just seem to cover
> cars.  This info is not on the current government fuel economy web site
> or in the Standard Catalog of Light Duty Trucks.  We do not have the
> April Consumer Reports for 1978, so that may be another source.  Truck
> mileage seems to be hard to find at this early date in measuring fuel
> economy.
>
> Thanks.
> Dana Dalrymple
> Reference Librarian
> Spokane Public Library

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From:
Inside Line: Ford F-Series
Date posted: 05-12-2003
By John DiPietro, road-test editor of the automotive website Edmunds.com
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=46026

excerpt:

"The F-150 debuted for 1975. A half-ton pickup, the F-150 filled the
gap between the F-100 and F-250 as it was a bit more "heavy duty" than
an F-100 though considerably less so than the F-250. In that year,
more than one-third of F-Series sales were comprised of the new F-150.
[...] Engine choices were revised for 1977 with 351- (163 horsepower)
and 400-c.i. (169 horses) V8s replacing the 360 V8 option. For 1978,
the 300-c.i. inline six (114 horsepower) became the standard base
engine and square headlights debuted (on all models except Custom)."

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From:
1978 49-STATE FUEL ECONOMY GUIDE (NOV 10, 1978) STANDARD PICKUP TRUCKS
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/epadata/78guide.txt

excerpt:

"FORD PICKUP 300( 4.9L) / 6    Manual
COMBINED MPG: 22 / CITY: 19 / HIGHWAY: 28

FORD PICKUP 300( 4.9L) / 6    Auto
COMBINED MPG: 20 / CITY: 17 / HIGHWAY: 23"

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Randy Burns