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yes I could get into a little trouble with that thing but what fun it would be
If you could have any secondary vehicle what would you pick?
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Absolutely. I also remember most of my rigs having manual steering and manual brakes. First time I ever drove a rig with power brakes, I damn near sent my passenger through the windshield! How about non-synchro first gear, and a three-on-the-tree? LOL Good times!
Ohhh, yessss!!! That thing even still has the small bolt pattern hubs! So, a '73 with drum brakes all around? In '73, if you had discs up front, you got the large bolt pattern (5" X 4.5"), whereas the drum brake cars had the small bolt pattern (5" X 4.0"). In '74, they all went to the large bolt pattern, as I recall.
I've owned thirteen A-body Mopars. Love me some Mopars!!!
Edit: So, after a PM from @MikeyO, I realized that I was mistaken in my above statement. A-bodies maintained the small bolt pattern for drum brake cars all the way through '76. It's been twenty years, or so, since I was a "Mopar or no car" guy, so you'll have to forgive me for the error. :facepalm:
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yes sir the first time I rode in a 1960 chevy imp I felt like my butt was going to drag the ground how about Chrysler that had push button shift on the dash to the left of steering wheel & a clutch the first vehicle I owned with power brakes was a 1974 chevy duelly ordered it new 454 4sp only extra was a/c 4k out the door put 300k on the pu before I sold it for 1500 should of kept it and put a long block in it
Yep! My '56 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door sedan had that push-button automatic. I think it was called a Powerflite. I sold my '90 Toyota extra cab 4X4, and bought the '56 and used it as a daily driver. The wife was not amused!
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Ha! Three-on-the-tree is an anti-theft device in today's world!!
Ain't that the truth! I still remember the confused looks I'd get from other drivers who bore witness to me rowing through the gears on my little '61 Rambler American wagon. Good times!
I used to love the old 3 on the tree. back in High school i used to drive my girlfriend od ford pick up. 3 speed with three quarters of a turn of slop in the steering wheel. sometime i miss the old yound and dumb days.
Maybe some day i will buy one. but untill that day i just have a picture. it would be a great car to climb in with the wife and go on nice long road trips.
1955 belair 2 door
1955 belair 2 door
So I picked up another job, 20 hours a week driving an ancient Kenworth. So old no one knows its year for sure. But pre 1978 since it has no front brakes. Fabulous old mechanical Cat thru the first Road Ranger 13 speed.... altho it is only a 9 speed now.
I gotta say this would be a pick for a favourite secondary vehicle.
I gotta say this would be a pick for a favourite secondary vehicle.
Prior to 1978 it was common. No brakes on the steering axle so you could never lock the front tires and always had steering control. After 1978 for a few years trucks, emergency vehicles especially came with a dash mounted portioning valve so you could reduce the front brakes 50% in rain or snow. Today, everything has ABS.
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'That's a big 10-4 rubber duck...looks like we got us Convoy' ...wow that sir is a truck and half of fun.
heres another dream. a 1964 F100 on Crown Vic Police Interceptor chassis, with a Mustang 5 speed. And it is for sale, 300 miles from home, $9500 CDN makes it $7200 USD.
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