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.
Roughly a year ago I dropped my car off at a very old school auto shop and they had a couple that relative vintage Corvettes in there. I asked if he specialized in vintage 'Vettes and he quickly answered, "Hell no! I hate those things. Nearly impossible to work on."
The railroads had to enclose the auto-rack cars to try to prevent damage from vandals and thieves. At first the RRs just put on side screens which did prevent some damage from thrown rocks, but the thieves could still get on the railcars and strip parts off the automobiles, even while the train was moving. Then the railroads finally completely enclosed the auto-rack railcars, but still the thieves can break in and steal stuff.
Dad ran the bodyshop for a Ford dealer in So. NJ circa '70-90's. He said the first thing they had to do when new cars arrived was to determine if any had been damaged during shipment. The most common problem was bullet holes.
Just look at the Alameda Corridor that's been completely trashed by "diversity." Good luck finding pictures that haven't been cleaned up or censored to hide the truth.
A friend loves 'vettes. Every couple of years he gets a new one. He has kept every 'vette he's bought. Going back to the early '70s. He's 6'5". Takes a few minutes to get in, but once in its like hand in glove.
Roughly a year ago I dropped my car off at a very old school auto shop and they had a couple that relative vintage Corvettes in there. I asked if he specialized in vintage 'Vettes and he quickly answered, "Hell no! I hate those things. Nearly impossible to work on."
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I've seen an open trainload of cars, whether Vettes or what have you.
ReplyDelete'67s?....
ReplyDeleteEither 1968 or 1969s. I can't tell if they have push buttons on the door release or not.
DeleteThe railroads had to enclose the auto-rack cars to try to prevent damage from vandals and thieves. At first the RRs just put on side screens which did prevent some damage from thrown rocks, but the thieves could still get on the railcars and strip parts off the automobiles, even while the train was moving. Then the railroads finally completely enclosed the auto-rack railcars, but still the thieves can break in and steal stuff.
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Dad ran the bodyshop for a Ford dealer in So. NJ circa '70-90's. He said the first thing they had to do when new cars arrived was to determine if any had been damaged during shipment. The most common problem was bullet holes.
DeleteI live on the CSX mainline through central Maryland. Hundreds of enclosed car rolling stock goes through here every week.
DeleteJust look at the Alameda Corridor that's been completely trashed by "diversity." Good luck finding pictures that haven't been cleaned up or censored to hide the truth.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a new sport; plinking at theives.
ReplyDeleteA friend loves 'vettes. Every couple of years he gets a new one. He has kept every 'vette he's bought. Going back to the early '70s. He's 6'5". Takes a few minutes to get in, but once in its like hand in glove.
Did you notice the Pacific Fruit Express boxcars that were refrigerated by ice?
ReplyDeleteTalk about a day gone by.
Yea, the 69s had chrome inserts in the
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