fratzog lover
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Thankfully.
They dont build em like they used to
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67Dart273
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LOL. "When I was a kid" one of the cars we had for a while was a '54 Nash Ambassador...........with........the optionan "Continental Tire Kit." Dad cussed that thing from 5 minutes just after he'd bought the car to years after he'd sold it.
The most disturbing "feature" of the car was the heart wrenching, chest impaling, guarateed murder device built right "onto" the steering wheel
If the damn thing LOOKS like it sticks way way WAY out towards the expensive part of YOU, that's because IT DOES!!
The tire hinged backwards on a latch and hinges.......just far enough.......that you THOUGHT you could get "all that stuff" into the trunk
If you look really close at the pass side tail light, you can see the "finger lip" to hinge up the top of the tail light to access the fuel filler
The most disturbing "feature" of the car was the heart wrenching, chest impaling, guarateed murder device built right "onto" the steering wheel
If the damn thing LOOKS like it sticks way way WAY out towards the expensive part of YOU, that's because IT DOES!!
The tire hinged backwards on a latch and hinges.......just far enough.......that you THOUGHT you could get "all that stuff" into the trunk
If you look really close at the pass side tail light, you can see the "finger lip" to hinge up the top of the tail light to access the fuel filler
fratzog lover
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Wow that would hurt in a parking lot crash!
67Dart273
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Yeh, and there were LOTS of those as or nearly as bad. At least the wheels in the old GM pickups Dad used to have were relatively flat. A friend of mine told me of a kid in his school when young, was riding in his parent's GM truck, got in a crash and ended up with the dashboard logo permanently imprinted in the front of his skull. For part of that year, he had to wear a helmet in school during recovery.
The GMCs said "General Motors" in a nice, big, built in "stamp pad"
The GMCs said "General Motors" in a nice, big, built in "stamp pad"
67Dart273
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For some time, Dad had a 55 Nash Rambler for a "work car." If anything it was worst than the Ambassador because it was much smaller and lighter
The other thing to remember, regardless of wheel design, is that there was a SOLID STEEL steering shaft going to the FRAME MOUNTED steering box, often "right out there" in front. No "crush" stuff. A javelin, aimed right at YOU
The other thing to remember, regardless of wheel design, is that there was a SOLID STEEL steering shaft going to the FRAME MOUNTED steering box, often "right out there" in front. No "crush" stuff. A javelin, aimed right at YOU
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Almost any old car/truck are death traps, I would hate to get in a accident in my old 48, I did add lap belts and a roll bar when I built it.
Dart_Doctor
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