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For the first time entries were judged this year on an actual miles-per-gallon basis instead of the ton-mileage formula used previously, which favored bigger, heavier cars.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week Abu-Haidar was negotiating for the lease of two 707 jets, with which he hopes to increase his ton-mileage to 50 million.

From Time Magazine Archive