Re: The joy of Linux

On 11/12/24 2:47 AM, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:19:02 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
 

    I'd decidedly consider a restored late 60s car - but it'd have to
    come from some state where there's not a lot of SALT being used (or
    in the air). That's just a handful of central/western states.

 The car shows here have a lot of restored '60s cars that look pristine. My
problem is I drove some of them when they were brand new and wasn't all
that impressed. My thing is the '40s fat fender coupes. Those were what
the cool people drove when I was a kid. I guess it's what you were
imprinted with.

   I'd love a 30s Packard  :-)
   Something about "the look" ...
   Some Model-As and REOs kinda had "it" too.
   Post-WW2 ... nah ... not so much ... but
   the mechanicals were better.
   Anyway, as for "look pristine" ... if they
   come from up north where they slather the
   roads with salt all winter or too close to
   an ocean, "pristine" will become "pile of
   rust" REAL soon. West Texas, Okies, Colorado,
   maybe Kansas, those are yer best bets.
   Rust-proofing was NOT a big thing until
   the 70s or so.