What kind of gas stations...

FriscoCharlie Oct 5, 2015

  1. acptulsa

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    I loved my '69 Charger. Didn't need ladder bars. Didn't have to deal with any of that.

    And she would go around a corner without slowing to a crawl first.

    John Z. Delorean did make some appealing cars. But he sure was hampered by that Mark of Pestilence parts bin he had to work with. I've never once regretted developing a bad attitude about GM at a young age.
     
  2. BoxcabE50

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    Unfortunately GM had a coil spring rear suspension. The torque wind on that rear end would cause wheel hop.I could have added heavy duty tow package springs. Ladder bars gave a better ride and eliminated the pinion rise.

    My Goat would corner very nicely. All I needed to do was drop speed, slightly, so she'd settle down, then hammer it again. I surprised more than a few.
     
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  3. acptulsa

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    With all of four links.

    No, sorry. Like I said, Delorean did better with that poor material than anyone else. But what grip the tires of the day had, the Charger gave to me. They were always in firm contact with the road, and that beautiful big body was never unsettled.
     
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  4. Shortround

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    I didn't modify my '69 Camaro or 442. But did get to visit many kinds of gas stations. Went into the army and got tease for the outlandish modifications to the '61 Buick Lacy Bra. All four corners had SNOW Tires. Down in Louisiana.
     
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  5. r_i_straw

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    Not sure what brand of gas they are selling.
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  6. acptulsa

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    That customer needs Quaker Oats, not Quaker State.
     
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  7. Mike VE2TRV

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    *groan* :ROFLMAO:

    I was starting to think of some kind of witty reply to that photo when I read yours. That made my day. (y)

    At least until I get to a local train show later this morning.:)
     
  8. in2tech

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    Moonshine :) It's good for your body and car :)
     
  9. Sumner

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    The building must be a lot older but according to a couple sources I could find the two Coca Cola signs are from about 1940-1941.

    Sumner
     
  10. DeaconKC

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    That photo could have been almost anywhere in rural America
     
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  11. Hytec

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    Mules were still primary power in 1965. That's the Apollo first stage S-1C booster in the NASA Mississippi Test Facility S-1 B2 test stand readying for a two minute burn for a launch and lift-off test.

    This was typical of government purchasing policies. Those two mule-skinners and their mule were the lowest bidders for finishing landscape grading. :rolleyes:

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  12. Hytec

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    Here's that S-1C stage during a test. Very impressive, and noisy too. LOL

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  13. BoxcabE50

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    From the pump? Or from the horse? :ROFLMAO:
     
  14. DeaconKC

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    "Meester Boxcab, I can make you a really good deal on some secondhand oats..."
     
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    My grandpa rode a mule to school, in the 1910's and early '20's in SW Missouri. He was "middle class," between those who road horses, and those who walked to school, many of the latter from farther away than he lived.
     
  16. r_i_straw

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    Meadow, Texas in 1935.
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  17. Kurt Moose

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    That feller' looks kinda' tall...:cautious:

    Aren't those old gravity pumps like 15 feet tall?!
     
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  18. Mike VE2TRV

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    More like 10 feet for these, assuming he's about 6 foot tall.

    He looks taller because he's standing proud!
     
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  19. BoxcabE50

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    Did anyone notice the bulk oil drum behind him? He must have had a lot of worn out oil burners buying gas.
     
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  20. DeaconKC

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    I would say he has has it tipped deliberately so he can get the last bits out with the hand pump.
     
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