Sunday, November 3, 2024

Get in and drive

 


25 comments:

  1. Yes, F.O.R.D. = Fix or Repair Daily.

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    1. John you're full of S.H.I.T

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    2. Found on roadside disabled

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  2. The steering wheel is upside down.

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  3. Found on road dead

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  4. Hat's on backwards...

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  5. Damn cool truck. I'd drive it.

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  6. That's a clean truck, looks good.

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  7. Too much bs made over brands of pickups. I've had good Fords and bad ones, good Chevys and bad ones. Owned one Dodge and it was actually my least favorite. That being said, if it gets you from point A to point B more often than not, it's a good truck, period! And yeah, I'd drive it, too!

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    1. In general, American made vehicles are NOT that reliable...

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    2. Just saying that shows you have never driven one.

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    3. Had a classmate who always bragged about how superior Chevy was to Ford. And yet...his Chevy was in the shop every couple of weeks while the Ford I was driving lasted the four years I was in school with no down time.

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  8. Ford came up with a disastrous suspension system back in the early 1970s - "Twin I-Beam". It had an I-beam starting next to each opposing wheel and attaching to the other wheel. The result?

    The truck would pitch and yaw uncontrollably. Our biz owned a '73 1800 gal heating oil truck. You had to plan each trip to equalize weight between the 4 compartments, as you could not control it over 35 mph if unbalanced.

    Not as much a problem with a '71 F100 pickup (we supplied the local Ford dealer with heating oil - 5,000 gals/yr.) so had to buy from him.

    Ford ditched it and the F150 still leads in sales.

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    1. Sounds like bad maintenance. Should have replaced the kingpins and bushings and tightened the steering box nut. Stuff does wear out

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  9. That's a high class 70's F series!

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  10. I guess AI doesn't realize that the brake and clutch pedal are a lot smaller than just a brake pedal on an automatic.

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    1. Yeah, I noticed that, too.
      That said, it's still one fine Cowboy Cadillac.

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  11. Wind wings, crank-up windows, manual transmissions, stick-on convex mirrors.
    I miss the good old days.

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  12. Amazon still carries hose hat holders.

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  13. Had '70s Fords and Chevy. Ford almost let me down once. Used a screwdriver to bypass the fender mount starter selanoid and was right back on the road

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  14. I had a 76 Lincoln MK IV with the exact same steering wheel.

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