Bruce,

For a suggestion, try either a Vega or a Monza. Go 231 V6, then
turbo, Regal/Grand National style. It will have good power and get
decent gas mileage. Just my 2 cents.

Dick

--- In forgottenandhatedmusclecars@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Pike"
<bluedeacon@...> wrote:
>
> Hi y'all!
>
> I'm one of those folks who has owned hated cars in the past and
LIKED
> them LOL. Two Vegas, a Volare, and a Mustang II Cobra with a
cracked
> frame...my wife had a Gremlin and a Mustang, herself. Anyway, I'm
> starting to consider my next project, and while on one hand I'd
love to
> have a balls-to-the-walls engine like my dad's 425hp 396, with gas
> prices spiraling up, I can't afford the fuel that engine guzzled.
So I
> thought I'd ask what experience people have had with different
motors.
> I've had 350's and a 267 that got good mileage (for an 8) and a 318
> that was okay, but my 289 sucked gas! So I realise that
displacement is
> not necessarily indicative of mileage. I still want a fun old
beaast to
> share with the kids, and want one that's carb/distributor/no or few
> electronics and controls. Any recommendations?
>
>
> Thanks, Bruce
>