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Well, its is about cars: http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm > Well, its is about cars: > > http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm I remember from the 50's manure spreaders, pea viners, old Ford and chevy pickups with broken rear springs, Farmall tractors, Ford tractors, a few put-put JD's, thrashing machines and fresh country air. That rod stuff was city slicker toys. -- "dbu" ... >> Well, its is about cars: >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > tractors, a few put-put JD's, thrashing machines and fresh country air. > That rod stuff was city slicker toys. I wasn't driving in the 60s (born 1958), but I certainly remember seeing those jalopies. Natalie > "dbu" ... > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Natalie "Jalopies"? each and every one is an objet d'art. >> "dbu" ... >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > "Jalopies"? each and every one is an >objet d'art. For sure!!!!!!!!!!!  SignatureScott in Florida >"dbu" ... > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Natalie Took Driver's Ed in high school in a '59 Chevy. The football couch was the teacher. Dad had a '55 Plymouth V8, auto with the shift lever on the dash and no park. Tube type radio that hummed when you turned it on. Yep, those were the days. Drum brakes that would haul it down from 60 in about 100 yards. Jack >>"dbu" ... >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Jack Football Couch? Noooooooooooo... Coach! FOOTBALL COACH! Damn spell checkers! "Retired VIP" "Wickeddoll®" >>"dbu" ... >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jack LOL I remember seeing buttons on the dash, as well - dunno what critter that was. Natalie >"Retired VIP" > "Wickeddoll®" [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >Natalie I think one of them was the starter. That wasn't too long after they moved if from the floor, right next to and just above the foot throttle (accelerator for you kids). What used to get me was the late '50s and early '60s GM products. You could pull the key out at any time and as long as you didn't turn it to lock, you could start it and drive it without the key. Jack >> "Retired VIP" >> "Wickeddoll®" [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Jack The good old days. I had cars that I'd start pumping the brakes half a block before I had to stop, seemed like they needed adjusting every 200 miles and that was done manually. Left foot clutch, pump the on the brake with my right foot, use my toe to pump the accelerator pedal to keep it running, while correcting the pull to which ever side the brakes happened to be working best at the time. Mom used to take away my car keys so I couldn't drive, and as soon as she went to work, I'd hot wire it, jump the starter and be gone. The hum in the radio was the "vibrator" and the tubes took a while to warm up before the radio came on, a rear seat speaker with a front back balance adjustment was way cool at the time. The main advantage of 4 ply tire? I used to keep track of the cords showing on the tires to figure out when I had to find another tire. Something was always broken or going to beak. That's how things were in those days. It's really nice to start the Toyota up with the remote start, hop in it and just drive. > It's really nice to start the Toyota up > with the remote start, hop in it and just drive. WIMP! ;P "Retired VIP" "Wickeddoll®" >>>>"dbu" ... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Jack Whoa - bet the thieves just loved that. Natalie >> I think one of them was the starter. That wasn't too long after they >> moved if from the floor, right next to and just above the foot [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Whoa - bet the thieves just loved that. That's why they stopped! My Mom had a '64 Chevy II (Nova) with this lock. I was running the snowblower, and the car was in the way. Since I knew my stepdad never locked the ignition, I'll move it (I was about 13...) I get in and start the car, and put it in drive. It sits and spins...and spins...and spins... I press on the gas, and it spins...and spins..and HOOKS UP AND LURCHES FORWARD!!! I slam on the brake and the car stops about 1.5" before going through the garage door... From then on, I started in the back and put the car in REVERSE! >> What used to get me was the late '50s and early '60s GM products. You >> could pull the key out at any time and as long as you didn't turn it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Whoa - bet the thieves just loved that. Back then, and especially in smaller towns, there WERE no car thieves to speak of. Helps a lot when everyone knew everyone, the best kind of "Neighborhood Watch"... ("There's Natalie's car..." "Ayup." "And... Wait a minute, that's not Natalie driving. T'aint Bob or onna the kids, either! Never seen him before around here... Go call Sheriff Pete!") The ones who tried were treated like Horse Thieves and got a very prompt and no-nonsense reaction from the local police authorities. As long as the driver was aware how the ignition lock worked, it was fine. My Corvair I regularly would leave the ignition unlocked if I was working on it, just so I didn't have to leave the keys sitting in it. Or if you needed something from the trunk you just pulled the key out with the car running, and opened the trunk. But it got locked up tight before I went inside for the night. Big Cities you don't chance that. --<< Bruce >>-- "Bruce L. Bergman" , "Wickeddoll®" wrote: >>> What used to get me was the late '50s and early '60s GM products. You >>> could pull the key out at any time and as long as you didn't turn it [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > The ones who tried were treated like Horse Thieves and got a very > prompt and no-nonsense reaction from the local police authorities. "Get a rope!" > As long as the driver was aware how the ignition lock worked, it was > fine. My Corvair I regularly would leave the ignition unlocked if I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > --<< Bruce >>-- I remember my parents leaving the car unlocked, windows down (in Florida), but not for the five years we were in Washington, D.C. That would have been just dumb.... We were there when King was assassinated - I don't have fond memories of D.C. Natalie >"Retired VIP" >"Wickeddoll®" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > >Natalie That was a different time Natalie. Yeah, there were people who would steal a car but they were mostly kids who just wanted to drive it for a bit. They would drive it until it ran out of gas and leave it where it stopped. The police would call a day or so later and you'd take a gallon of gas and go pick it up. Most of the time, the only damage was burning up maybe 3 or 4 dollars worth of gas. I had an aunt and uncle who never took the keys out of their ignition. Their theory was that if the keys were always in the ignition, you couldn't loose them. Growing up in a small town was great! Jack "Retired VIP" "Wickeddoll®" >>>>>>"dbu" ... >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > uncle who never took the keys out of their ignition. Their theory was > that if the keys were always in the ignition, you couldn't loose them. Lord... > Growing up in a small town was great! > > Jack We lived in a town of 2,500 for a year (daughter was born there). That was 1990, but they left everything open most of the time. Of course, the place was out in the middle of nowhere (on the NH/Canadian border), and has the distinction of being where serial rapist/killer Christopher Wilder gun-battled police. Like many cowardly scumbags, he took the easy way out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Wilder Natalie > Well, its is about cars: > > http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm Cool music. :-) I recognized some of them. A friend's father had a '57 Chevy (mauve, IIRC), & my next-door neighbor's son has one - an aqua one, which he drives now & again during the summers. And another friend's mom had a Mustang which she bought in the late 60's - also aqua/turquoise - and she actually let her/ (my friend) borrow it for a while during our Sophomore year of college. Cathy >> Well, its is about cars: >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Cathy "Those were the days my friend" or something like that, Mary Hopkins maybe? >>> Well, its is about cars: >>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> and she actually let her/ (my friend) borrow it for a while during our >> Sophomore year of college. > "Those were the days my friend" or something like that, Mary Hopkins > maybe? Yeah, I think you're right. Cathy >Well, its is about cars: > >http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm Excellent. I drove a 289 Cobra a friend bought from a Naval Officer. It was cherry with 6000 miles on it. Of course he had to add 3 Weber carbs to make sure it got a good drink. Talk about a fun car! SignatureScott in Florida |
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