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Old 03-28-2019, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Fredman View Post
Always adjusting valves, replacing rings, wind shield wipers operating off the vacuum pump, tube tires, rust, and sealed beam headlights.
No thanks Ii will take the cars of today.
Ahhhh! The good old vacuum wipers.
The faster you went, the slower they moved.
The art was to accelerate, lift foot, wipe, accelerate, lift foot, wipe etc. etc!
As for rust. You took a magnet to buy a used car, just to see how much filler was holding it together!