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.
I was a Teamster car hauler working out of a railyard. One of the last time they used an open rail car like that I delivered a Jeep Cherokee that had 22 bullet holes in it. All 4 tires where shot out and all the glass was gone. Now they get shipped in closed cars. Some how hobos still get inside of them and take a shit in the cars. I've seen guys walking outside of the railcars and they would ask what part of the country they were in.
I'd heard that after delivery, part of dealer prep was to replace all the wheel bearings. Depending on the rail car's suspension, there could be a lot of shock and vibration during the trip, and all the hammering on the bearing balls was repeated in just the bottom areas of the inner and outer bearing races. I suppose eventually they built better rail cars.
Back in the day before vandalism/tagging/theft was commonplace. Although apparently hubcaps thievery may have been a concern.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought too.
DeleteThose were the days my friends, we thought they'd never end....
ReplyDeletePutting the hub caps on justifies the "Dealer Prep" fees.
ReplyDelete1969 I think, my first car was a 68 Olds 98, same color as the 7th car up the row and with the black vinyl top
ReplyDeleteIs that a Vista Cruiser I see?
ReplyDeleteYes, the last wagon. I'd guess MSRP was around $5K.
DeleteWe had a Vista Cruiser just like those, in dark blue. It was a terrific family ride.
ReplyDelete1969 oldsmobiles
ReplyDeleteMy childhood home had the railroad tracks just across the alley like in the photo. Played there unsupervised all of the time.
ReplyDeleteHow many miles did we littles travel looking backwards from whence we came in the rear-facing seat of one of these beasts?
ReplyDeleteI don't see any tie downs on the wheels, were they secured some other way or just parked?
ReplyDeleteChained down by the frame rails.
DeleteSeen those trains as a kid. There was a Pontiac factory nearby, lot of iron went by over the years, lot came in too.
ReplyDeleteI was a Teamster car hauler working out of a railyard. One of the last time they used an open rail car like that I delivered a Jeep Cherokee that had 22 bullet holes in it. All 4 tires where shot out and all the glass was gone. Now they get shipped in closed cars. Some how hobos still get inside of them and take a shit in the cars. I've seen guys walking outside of the railcars and they would ask what part of the country they were in.
ReplyDeleteMost of those would be lucky to make 100,000 miles and some would go 200,000
ReplyDeleteI'd heard that after delivery, part of dealer prep was to replace all the wheel bearings. Depending on the rail car's suspension, there could be a lot of shock and vibration during the trip, and all the hammering on the bearing balls was repeated in just the bottom areas of the inner and outer bearing races. I suppose eventually they built better rail cars.
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