holyjohnson Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 i drove a 1963 Studebaker Hawk on Thursday. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 18 hours ago, limeylad said: These were a pain in the ass as well. Esp in the cold, damp weather! Yes, MG's were a pain in the ass, but fun to drive if you could keep them running!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 15 hours ago, Borg warner said: I like the dimmer on the floor. There's too much wiring going through the steering column and new cars are too complicated. I drive a 2007 Jeep wrangler with roll-up windows and of electric door locks. The only modern thing I like about it is the anti-lock brakes. they work good on the icy roads in the winter. I liked the simplicity of the older cars but I like the reliability of the newer cars. When is the Last time anyone drove a car with one of these.? 1972. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 14 hours ago, ASH said: TODAY ROFL . my 79 jeep renegade . when is last time you drove a 3 speed ? 1978. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullClip Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I remember driving my Father's '63 Belair in 1974 when I got my license. I pushed the darn switch through the rotten floor boards. Ha-Ha...we rode around in that thing with some sheets of plywood on the floor to keep the snow out in the winter and the rocks and gravel out in the summer. He finally set it on fire accidently by dropping a cigarette in the ripped upholstery. About an hour after he got to work one day, the fire department showed up...poor old car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 11 hours ago, deputy tom said: 1972. tom. Long ago they were outlawed in my state, except for medical conditions. I don't see them anymore. I do remember some of my friends, talking before they were illegal, complaining that after a hard corner, when they let the wheel spin back ahead they got slapped in the hand by them, and it could be painful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Brodie knobs are still legal in most states, I believe. You just don't need them with power steering, but back in the day, you needed a nap and a massage trying to parallel park those huge, American sedans. We called it Armstrong power steering. Edited October 14, 2018 by tous 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, tous said: Brodie knobs are still legal in most states, I believe. You just don't need them with power steering, but back in the day, you needed a nap and a massage trying too parallel park those huge, American sedans. We called it Armstrong power steering. New drivers quickly learned that you got the car moving before trying to turn the wheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabbrass Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 For me that was 1991, in a '73 LeSabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I have one in the driveway right now. Worst one I know is a buddies CJ2A that was originally built by the county search and rescue squad. Accelerator Brakes Tranny Clutch PTO Clutch Winch Switch (electric) Starter Dimmer all on the floor. Much nicer to drive after he stripped a lot of things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 10/12/2018 at 8:55 AM, Huaco Kid said: I actually miss those. Why eliminate a device that works flawlessly and is so instinctively (well, used to be) easy to use? Well they weren't so flawless. A buddy and I headed out in my dad's pickup late one night. Car coming so I rested my foot over the dimmer switch. Lights went out. Dark mofo thirty. I punched the switch with my foot and the lights came back on. I figured it out pretty quickly, but had fun with my friend several times when the lights suddenly went out as we approached a corner. Just let my foot rest on it, and no lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astepup Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I drove a car with the dimmer switch on the floor this afternoon. Took her on a nice little 120 mile cruise. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 6 hours ago, Batesmotel said: I have one in the driveway right now. Worst one I know is a buddies CJ2A that was originally built by the county search and rescue squad. Accelerator Brakes Tranny Clutch PTO Clutch Winch Switch (electric) Starter Dimmer all on the floor. Much nicer to drive after he stripped a lot of things out. What's a Tranny Clutch? I'm kinda afraid to ask...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWPA Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 My 67 Cougar, also had the foot pump w/w. Neither worked worth a *hit when froze up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 2 hours ago, DrB said: What's a Tranny Clutch? I'm kinda afraid to ask...? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX OMFS Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 My first car was a '80 Internstional Scout II w/ dimmer on the floor. I drove it until 1998. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I am somewhat amused by how the young'uns wonder how folk survived before smart phones, navigation systems; no power steering or brakes -- drum brakes -- no fuel injection with computer-controlled management, carburetors and mechanical points, batteries you had to put water in, suspensions you had to grease, bias-ply tires that lasted 15,000 miles, three channels on the television, mostly black and white, you waited for your favorite song to come up on AM radio, no safe spaces at school, universities that actually educated people .... Their tiny little brains would vapor lock, something else they cannot imagine. And I suspect that they couldn't find a clothes pin to clip on a fuel line much less imagine what one was ever used for. I suppose they can Google it on the damned device permanently grafted to their hand. I could go on, but I need a shot of Geritol and a nap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 14 hours ago, DrB said: What's a Tranny Clutch? I'm kinda afraid to ask...? Regular old clutch for the transmission. Got confusing because there was a second pedal next to it that was a foot clutch for the PTO. It was custom built as a canyon search and rescue vehicle but over thought and over engineered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 The last car we got has auto lights, on and off, high and low beam. i don’t have to do nothing kind of miss it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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