MAY 18 STAR OF THE DAY: 1955 JEEP PICKUP-A TRUCK STRIPPED DOWN TO THE BASICS
MAY 18 STAR OF THE DAY: 1955 JEEP PICKUP-A TRUCK STRIPPED DOWN TO THE BASICS
There's nothing like a vintage Jeep to really nail down the concepts of rugged and reliable. This 1955 Jeep truck is a text book example of function over form.
Jeeps weren't built to win beauty contests; they were built to win knock-down brawls in areas where lesser vehicles would collapse in a cloud of smoke with a broken axle as a consolation prize.
This Jeep was at a show last night and it telegraphed the word "tough" from 300 feet away...a Star of the Day with a bad attitude.
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SLAPPING PAINT ON A "BULLET BIRD": DOES THE 61-63 THUNDERBIRD REALLY NEED ANY MORE STYLE?
There are many shows on TV that feature some kind of old car theme. Most car guys will look in on these shows for one basic reason – the shows are about old iron.
Car guys are, by definition, junkies in the truest sense of the word so a TV car show is a methadone fix for gearheads.
Most of these shows are done on the cookie cutter plan.They have the standard artificial 'deadline' scenario drama and enhance it by sprinkling in a few hotheads as bit players.
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THE BEST REASON WHY DISTRACTED DRIVING LAWS ARE UNNECESSARY IN AN OLD CAR
Today’s cars and trucks are veritable home entertainment centers and mobile offices.
You can watch a movie, hold a teleconference, search for porn and sometimes steer the vehicle.Incidentally,Google is even working on the steering angle with robo-drivers.
Distracted driving is a big problem on the road.
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MAY 2012 STAR TRUCKIN': 1975 GMC 6500 PUMPER TRUCK- A POST-RETIREMENT JOB FOR A FIREFIGHTER
Frank Westphal wrote a song with the lyrics "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. They just end their day."
General Douglas MacArthur used this line at his retirement speech because it summed up the feeling he had when he was finally shown the door.
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