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.
Every time we went on vacation my dad would fit a contraption like that in front of our car. he also slid an extra piece of mesh screen behind the grill in front of the radiator
The placard does look military, but the chrome trim and white steering wheel, and shifter knobs say otherwise. It looks like some kind of semi truck, though., driver seat is separate from the bench seat, likely extra springs under it.
The early 50's IH pickups had a split rear window, but the width of the cab, the shifters, plus the hand brake next to the driver's chair (she has her legs draped over it), all seem to say 'semi-tractor'. Some of the old Peterbilt cab-overs had split rear windows, but this doesn't look like a cab-over. Interesting.
The "column shifter" may be hand control lever for the trailer brakes if it is indeed a semi. At least that's where they used to be located when I was driving those damn things in the oilfield 40 years ago. The ability to yank on the trailer brakes separate from the tractor saved my life twice. That rig appears to pre-date my time so it's just a guess but I think it likely. There appears to be an exhaust stack seen thru one of the rear windows although it might also be a utility pole. Also started to say, if I'd ever had a co-driver looked like that one, I might have stuck with it, but we didn't have co-drivers, so......
I'm here to help you out CW, again: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfoCLeMT8UODjQUVMrF2O15U4eyj1bJugJZWX4o6EcyHswWVcrK0XlawxPs81Um5rU-vyjG9_h8eywxRT7k5kiYIGrTC2lhzrzGZj8kNwZ9vPM1gc2ZQiBHBTdyYM5Z1MGuY2tZRYp28S8dpvHgORuVvHJXG0EbW0L07YubNqxVq93MG_nLsDs-_2/w576-h640/x.jpeg
Stolen from Odie's Place, AkA Woodsterman. On this day.
#5 - I'd forgotten about 'bug screens'
ReplyDelete#12 - Model. Those boots have rarely touched the pavement or the bike.
Every time we went on vacation my dad would fit a contraption like that in front of our car. he also slid an extra piece of mesh screen behind the grill in front of the radiator
DeleteI was more disappointed with 12 when I zoomed in and realized those were beam lights not guns
Delete#3 - She could wrap her toes around my knob any time.
ReplyDeleteCanvas water bags were also standard equipment for long trips.
ReplyDeleteVery nice variety today 👍🏻
ReplyDeletethe wife wants to know where the bridge/walkway right after the horse pic is located?
ReplyDeleteCrimea maybe for the foot bridge
Deletehttps://twitter.com/pmsimferopol/status/1130843138950541314
the 2nd one after the bunch of horses
Deletethe walkway/bridge with the trees?
Delete#3: Nice babe, yes, but: What is the truck? Split rear window, shifters on the column and the floor. What is it, can anybody ID?
ReplyDeleteI did notice the placard on the driver door & thought "military" as a first guess but it's way too pretty for a military truck.
DeleteThe placard does look military, but the chrome trim and white steering wheel, and shifter knobs say otherwise. It looks like some kind of semi truck, though., driver seat is separate from the bench seat, likely extra springs under it.
DeleteThe early 50's IH pickups had a split rear window, but the width of the cab, the shifters, plus the hand brake next to the driver's chair (she has her legs draped over it), all seem to say 'semi-tractor'. Some of the old Peterbilt cab-overs had split rear windows, but this doesn't look like a cab-over. Interesting.
DeleteThe "column shifter" may be hand control lever for the trailer brakes if it is indeed a semi. At least that's where they used to be located when I was driving those damn things in the oilfield 40 years ago. The ability to yank on the trailer brakes separate from the tractor saved my life twice. That rig appears to pre-date my time so it's just a guess but I think it likely. There appears to be an exhaust stack seen thru one of the rear windows although it might also be a utility pole. Also started to say, if I'd ever had a co-driver looked like that one, I might have stuck with it, but we didn't have co-drivers, so......
DeleteWaiting for comments for first two from g-snipper and bs-bunny.
ReplyDeleteI’ll take the GSP. Looks like good hunting.
ReplyDeleteA Babe-A-Thon Doggy-Woof-Woof Friday Open Road for sure. Wondering about that mountain edge w/motorcycles, photo #8... could that be Jerome, Arizona?
ReplyDeleteThe dogs!......THE DOGS!!!!!! :):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteDogs crack me up but lots of good ones today
ReplyDeleteTats=deal breaker
ReplyDelete#12 Two great looking rides!!
ReplyDeleteBubbarust
#11 I want faux fur bobbleheads of husky pups that do that. That's the Cute That Kills.
ReplyDelete#16 Photo bomb!
I'm here to help you out CW, again:
ReplyDeletehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfoCLeMT8UODjQUVMrF2O15U4eyj1bJugJZWX4o6EcyHswWVcrK0XlawxPs81Um5rU-vyjG9_h8eywxRT7k5kiYIGrTC2lhzrzGZj8kNwZ9vPM1gc2ZQiBHBTdyYM5Z1MGuY2tZRYp28S8dpvHgORuVvHJXG0EbW0L07YubNqxVq93MG_nLsDs-_2/w576-h640/x.jpeg
Stolen from Odie's Place, AkA Woodsterman. On this day.
My favorite is the one with the dog.
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