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#14196 of 18040 over the weekend by explorerx4 Jul 22, 2008 (2:49 pm)
a caravan of 6 rv's towing trailers(5 enclosed). all members of the model t club. i think it's the 100th aniversary celebration. also, a couple of nice old tbirds, a white 50's square bird (it looked good except a droopy right rear spring) and an early 60's black convertible with the pratt and whitney jet exhaust lights in the rear. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 22, 2008 5:14 pm) explorerx4 (Jul 23, 2008 4:55 pm) magnette (Jul 24, 2008 6:14 am) and 4 more... fintail (Jul 22, 2008 5:26 pm)
#14197 of 18040 Re: over the weekend [explorerx4] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 22, 2008 (5:14 pm)
Replying to: explorerx4 (Jul 22, 2008 2:49 pm) I really like Model Ts. My dream is to build a Model T Speedster someday. Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Jul 23, 2008 4:55 pm) magnette (Jul 24, 2008 6:14 am) texases (Jul 24, 2008 6:22 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jul 24, 2008 6:38 am) fintail (Jul 24, 2008 8:29 am) and 1 more...
#14198 of 18040 Re: over the weekend [explorerx4] by fintail Jul 22, 2008 (5:26 pm)
Replying to: explorerx4 (Jul 22, 2008 2:49 pm) I saw something on TV the other day about the Model T anniversary celebration.   One of those would make a good in town commuter....I think if you now how to drive one properly, 30mpg isn't a stretch. They can cruise along at 30-40 and are light and should be easy to maneuver. Of course no niceties like ac or airbags or seatbelts or crumple zones (or windows on many models)...but that's what you pay for practicality.   I like Model Ts too, especially the early brass models, the center door sedan for its oddity, and the pickups seem like neat little things.
#14199 of 18040 Re: 2nd Gen Monte Carlo [Mr_Shiftright] by oregonboy Jul 23, 2008 (6:13 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 22, 2008 9:20 am) That's to aid in the foul handling characteristics needed to do 360s in crime movies.   I have observed that "chase scenes" in movies are frequently shot on wet pavement for just that reason; to facilitate the big slides and fishtails. Sometimes, the streets are wet, even though, in the previous scene it was sunny and dry. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 23, 2008 8:51 am) andre1969 (Jul 23, 2008 9:32 am)
#14200 of 18040 Re: 2nd Gen Monte Carlo [oregonboy] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 23, 2008 (8:51 am)
Replying to: oregonboy (Jul 23, 2008 6:13 am) I think wet streets help but you can get a powerful 60s car sideways pretty easily. The wet streets just give you more control of the mayhem from the 1935-era suspensions. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jul 23, 2008 9:32 am)
#14201 of 18040 Re: 2nd Gen Monte Carlo [Mr_Shiftright] by andre1969 Jul 23, 2008 (9:32 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 23, 2008 8:51 am) Heck, it wasn't hard to get my '68 Dart to do a 180 if you power-braked it, and then let off the brakes and cut the wheel at the same time. It was also really easy to make it spin out. Same with my '67 Catalina, although I never tried the 180 thing. The Catalina would actually spin out more easily than the Dart, so I'm sure it wouldn't have been hard to get it to do a 180 or other treacherous things.   My 70's cars...not so easy. My '79 5th Ave will spin out in wet weather with little provocation though. I remember once with my '76 LeMans though, I went to stomp on it and the damn thing stalled!
#14202 of 18040 Re: over the weekend [Mr_Shiftright] by explorerx4 Jul 23, 2008 (4:55 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 22, 2008 5:14 pm) my 16 year old just got her driver's license this week. a few years ago we went to the henry ford museum and she sat in a model t. the lady working there said that 'back then', you didn't need a license, you just had to be able to reach the pedals. my daughter could reach the pedals and asked us to get a model t many times. i don't know if it is still at the top of her list. Replies to this message: magnette (Jul 24, 2008 6:14 am) texases (Jul 24, 2008 6:22 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jul 24, 2008 6:38 am) fintail (Jul 24, 2008 8:29 am) lemmer (Jul 24, 2008 10:35 am)
#14203 of 18040 . by fintail Jul 23, 2008 (5:42 pm)
This evening I spotted a nice red Porsche 356 with a sunroof shortly followed by a yellow Smart car...kind of an odd pair.   Getting a Model T for a kid...would that be a gift or punishment for some? I would have actually liked that. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 23, 2008 6:45 pm)
#14204 of 18040 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 23, 2008 (6:45 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jul 23, 2008 5:42 pm) I'll tell you one thing. If a kid learned to drive a Model T successfully, they could drive ANYTHING.
#14205 of 18040 From what I heard... by lemko Jul 24, 2008 (6:08 am)
...driving a Model T was a chore. Just to get it started didn't you have to adjust the spark via a lever on the steering wheel, pull out the choke, and then crank it and hope the crank didn't fly back and break your arm? From what I've read, the car was shifted via three pedals marked A-B-C.

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