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.
Isn't that about the year they changed from rear leaf to rear coil springs, resulting in a softer ride but less load carrying ability? I remember a neighbor buying one as his work truck and wishing he had kept his previous Ford.
In '67, you could get either suspension option on at least the panel version (back when you could actually choose the options you wanted and they'd build it that way for you).
My Dad bought a Chevy Carryall in 1968. There was a problem with the choke and it got 9 mpg til he figured it out. It would vapor lock in hot weather. The GM "Badge of Excellence" on the instrument panel was crooked.
He built a custom roof rack from aluminum tubing from an aviation surplus yard and a custom plywood cargo box. I have fond memories of family vacations in it.
My old man bought a '67 Chevy C-10, with a straight six and three on the tree. I learned how to drive in that pickup. If memory serves, it did have coil springs.
Unbeknownst to me, he sold it to a friend of mine for a Winchester 101 20ga., that he ended up giving away to his brother, and some cash.
To be fair, my parents did buy me an '83 Toyota 4x4 pickup, which was far more practical, but I miss that old Chevy.
My dad had a '49 Ford panel truck. It had a driver's seat and a folding jump seat for the passenger. Flathead six and three on the floor. I put a lot of miles in that thing but don't miss it.
Coil springs were standard on them from about 1960-1972. Drove a '65, 292 six and three speed for years, then a 67 V-8 3 speed. Still have that one, not driven for many years, but it WILL drive again, one of these days.
Isn't that about the year they changed from rear leaf to rear coil springs, resulting in a softer ride but less load carrying ability? I remember a neighbor buying one as his work truck and wishing he had kept his previous Ford.
ReplyDeleteIn '67, you could get either suspension option on at least the panel version (back when you could actually choose the options you wanted and they'd build it that way for you).
ReplyDeleteMy Dad bought a Chevy Carryall in 1968. There was a problem with the choke and it got 9 mpg til he figured it out. It would vapor lock in hot weather. The GM "Badge of Excellence" on the instrument panel was crooked.
ReplyDeleteHe built a custom roof rack from aluminum tubing from an aviation surplus yard and a custom plywood cargo box. I have fond memories of family vacations in it.
Don in Oregon
This guy logged a lot of miles on his old Chevy pickup.
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My old man bought a '67 Chevy C-10, with a straight six and three on the tree. I learned how to drive in that pickup. If memory serves, it did have coil springs.
ReplyDeleteUnbeknownst to me, he sold it to a friend of mine for a Winchester 101 20ga., that he ended up giving away to his brother, and some cash.
To be fair, my parents did buy me an '83 Toyota 4x4 pickup, which was far more practical, but I miss that old Chevy.
My dad had a '49 Ford panel truck. It had a driver's seat and a folding jump seat for the passenger. Flathead six and three on the floor. I put a lot of miles in that thing but don't miss it.
ReplyDeleteCoil springs were standard on them from about 1960-1972. Drove a '65, 292 six and three speed for years, then a 67 V-8 3 speed. Still have that one, not driven for many years, but it WILL drive again, one of these days.
ReplyDelete"Spurbans" never quite did a good job as either a truck or a station wagon, and they always moved like a boat sculling across surf.
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