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80 mpg Mustang back, will drive to SEMA and record mileage

Remember Doug Pelmear, the inventor and mechanic from Toledo, Ohio who claims that his late-80's Fox Body Mustang makes 400-horsepower and still manages to return 80 miles per gallon? Doug's back in Toledo's news and he's making the same claims as before. In fact, Pelmear's Mustang can run on ethanol and in so doing, he says, can get up to 110 miles per gallon equivalent. Apparently, Doug's claims have been met with some skepticism, which isn't really surprising considering that the claims seem rather outrageous, so he's got a plan to prove ... Read more →

Toledo TV station checks out "110mpg" Mustangs, leaves skepticism at home Sam Abuelsamid

80 mpg Mustang back, will drive to SEMA and record mileage 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toledo TV station checks out "110mpg" Mustangs, leaves skepticism at home 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A Toledo, Ohio-area mechanic is claiming to have a miracle breakthrough originally conceived by his grandfather more than 60 years ago. The development has supposedly been installed on Doug Pelmear's 1987 Ford Mustang and allows it to achieve 80-110mpg, depending on which story you believe. ...

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