My 70 442 only had 15K miles in 1983
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My 70 442 only had 15K miles in 1983
I was going through the paperwork that came with the 1970 442 I bought and it appears the car had only 15K miles in 1983 - that is a little over 1K miles a year. Of course it now has 120K but I found it amazing that for the first 13 years it logged just over 1k miles a year. I guess people didn't travel far back then. My wife puts 20k a year on her car and I do just over 15K on mine. It's funny how times have changed
#2
Are you sure it wasn't 115,000 miles? Seems like many people put about 10,000 miles a year on their daily drivers.
If it was just 15,000 miles, then the car was likely not a daily driver, probably someone's toy from day one.
If it was just 15,000 miles, then the car was likely not a daily driver, probably someone's toy from day one.
#3
Either scenario is possible. Pretty cool to think your car may have been an incredible find in 83. Back in the 80's, it was common to still use these cars as daily drivers. From 85-88, I put 35K miles on my 69 GTO convertible. I was in college and it didn't matter if it was sunny, raining, or snowing. I could put 20 gallons in the tank for about $16. That was good for about 200 miles.
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I have a car in the shop now that I did some detailing and minor touchup on. 1970 442 4sp with 18,000 original miles.Always in climate contoled storage out west since new..Absoluty the best unrestored original car I have ever seen right down to tags and markings. Its unbeilevable but cars like this are still out there.
Greg
Greg
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Greg
Last edited by rcktdoc; December 14th, 2013 at 07:06 AM.
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Don't laugh - I bought an 83 hurst olds back in 97 that was bought new to race - it had 9K miles and the original motor, trans, and interior were in crates with 0 miles on them.
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thoughts
I have a car in the shop now that I did some detailing and minor touchup on. 1970 442 4sp with 18,000 original miles.Always in climate contoled storage out west since new..Absoluty the best unrestored original car I have ever seen right down to tags and markings. Its unbeilevable but cars like this are still out there.
Greg
Greg
As the owner if it is ok for you to take pictures & post for us all to enjoy!
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