Re: Smithey Ironware

On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 14:00:40 +0000, fos@sdf.org wrote:

On 2024-11-05, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 14:51:30 +0000, Michael Trew wrote:

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I'll clarify that it was an old car I bought to tinker with, and while
driving it from one part of the property to another, the brakes went
kaput.  Of course, I'm not driving infants around in a 74 year old car
without seat belts.

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I once forgot to secure the hood on a 67 Mercury Parklane. I was driving
down the road to Kailau and noticed that the hood was a little loose. As
I was straining my brain trying to remember if this model year had a
safety catch, the answer suddenly sprang up before me in the clearest
way possible. It did not have this safety feature that we all take for
granted these days.

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Pro driving tip: If this happens to you, your best bet is to sight way
down low under the hood to see where you're going and then stop at the
nearest safe place. If you're a redneck/hillbilly type, your best bet is
to stick your head out the window and holler out a rebel yell to warn
people to get out of your way.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVHdESbXV2o

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amateurs.
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my father and his buddy told me the story of the hood coming up on a
34 Ford Coupe while going down a winding mountain road more times than
i can remember. they they got out on and stood on the running boards
with my father holding the steering wheel through the open side window
until they got to the bottom.

Running boards are just awesome. Old folks like me love running boards
to help them get into modern trucks and SUVs. These days, they don't
call them running boards.
I'd love to be hanging off the side of a 34 Ford Coupe while going down
a winding mountain road - but, I might be mistaken about that.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QWYHinExQtntJuwm9