And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
You got that built in rust right. I had 2 of them back in the late 60s and early 70s. After they were 3 years old I didn't have to open the window to spit tobacco juice out. Just lean foreword a little and just to the left of my left knee. Those old, low rpm V-8 Packard engines could really plow snow. No drift too deep.---ken
Yep the old one we had to plow the drive way was definitely a rust bucket. One spring dad went to the local newspaper and got rolls of thin sheet metal newsprint and we spent many days riveting it on to the solid parts to cover the holes and custom fit plywood floor boards
Mine was the Sport Top version. Two convertible latches over the windshield and 2 bolts either side along the bed, pull out the side windows, put it on your back and walk it off the tailgate. I used to leave the top off all summer long.
Back in the 60's a roommate had one of those. Seems the exhaust pipe was bolted to the frame and was constantly breaking. It was the noisiest thing I've ever been in at highway speeds, well, maybe the 3/4 ton my reserve unit had was worse, if it could have done highway speeds. He traded it on a '67 Impala.
My granddad had one like that. Amazingly good in the snow. Too bad they had tons of rust built in at the factory. Just add water....
ReplyDeleteYou got that built in rust right. I had 2 of them back in the late 60s and early 70s. After they were 3 years old I didn't have to open the window to spit tobacco juice out. Just lean foreword a little and just to the left of my left knee. Those old, low rpm V-8 Packard engines could really plow snow. No drift too deep.---ken
DeleteYep the old one we had to plow the drive way was definitely a rust bucket. One spring dad went to the local newspaper and got rolls of thin sheet metal newsprint and we spent many days riveting it on to the solid parts to cover the holes and custom fit plywood floor boards
DeleteMine was the Sport Top version. Two convertible latches over the windshield and 2 bolts either side along the bed, pull out the side windows, put it on your back and walk it off the tailgate. I used to leave the top off all summer long.
ReplyDeleteHow handy, with the Body Shop just out of frame to the left!
ReplyDeleteDo love me some Scouts though.
Back in the 60's a roommate had one of those. Seems the exhaust pipe was bolted to the frame and was constantly breaking. It was the noisiest thing I've ever been in at highway speeds, well, maybe the 3/4 ton my reserve unit had was worse, if it could have done highway speeds. He traded it on a '67 Impala.
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Danville, VA I presume. Last capital of the Confederacy on the shores of the Dan River in southern VA.
ReplyDeleteThose were the days.
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