Re: Survival rates of pre-war cars

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/1/11 20:28:57

Ray17015 gives a good objective analysis of car longevity comparison.

I'm wondering how any of the modern day cars would hold up under PREwar infrastructure road systems. OR how much more life would be gained from PREwar cars in modern day service on modern day roads. The biggest problem with PREwar cars is exceptionaly long engine stroke coupled to extremely short axle ratios. The long stroke and short axles were most appropriate for PREwar infrastructure. There was simply NO PREwar demand whatsoever for 80 mph Interstate travel for 15K miles per year.