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Taking advantage of the super nice weather yesterday, I freed the 115C from the garage and took it for a drive. I noticed and interesting reading on the oddometer: "95959". This is the mileage the Packard has accumulated since it was restored in the late 1990s.

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I'm guessing that if you have kept account of all of the gallons of gas you put into the car since it was restored, you could calculate the how horrible the mileage the car has been getting.

A little LOL.

Hope you had a great day.

How many miles did it have when it was restored?

Marston, I have kept gas receipts but never calculated M.P.G. Probably better than 15 miles per gallon. But, as I have often said: "Gas is one of the cheapest expenses."

BDC, Do not know how many miles the Packard accumulated before it was restored in the late 1980s. It spent the time from when it was delivered - Dec. 24, 1936 - until the previous owner bought it and brought it to Santa Fe in 1990 in Oklahoma City. I bought the 115C in May 2006 and it then showed 7,995 miles.

Thanks to both for your interest.

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This is a no-brainer, but remember that last number is tenth's of a mile.

Actually owners claimed the six would get 20 mpg or better. However, that was in the days of lower speed limits.

Packard did not hype gas consumption for the senior cars and claimed 8 for the 12, 10 for the 384, and 11-12 for the 320.

Unfortunately they never figured out how to make money on the six.