Remember when

Probably already been mentioned but remember when every car had an ashtray in the front and back....
if you wanted to wear the seatbelt you had to dig your hand down in the seat to fish it out...with all the other lost/forgotten items in there. a comb, lighter, cigarette butts, dog hair, a few potato chips.....can't forget bottle caps and beer tabs.

 

3 on the tree pick-ups.
High beams were a left foot switch.

 

My buddy had a '69 chevelle 350 w/3 on the colunm.

 

Also push button transmissions

 

68 Ford Falcon, 3 on the tree, inline 6, 4 doors.

 

In-line 6 motors were the most reliable motor esp after refinements. The 4.3 Dow to 4.0 was super. Now they are all gone.

 

My dad had 2 Falcons, both with the straight six. The driveway was right under my window, and I can still hear the sound of him starting those cars to go to work. Any kind of weather, it was "chick, vroom". I will never forget that sound.

 

I know the Falcon is from the Blue Oval, but I instantly thought about the unique sound most Chrysler's from the 70's/80's made when starting up.

 

We used to call that the laughing starter. The reason they sounded that way is the starter had a gear reduction in it (much like many starters of today have).

 

I'm saving this for a rainy day chuckle!

 

I wonder how old this is.

 

I have a Craftsman beam torque wrench I bought in 1973. I think I even know where it is....

 

Hey, I have one of those, too! It was my grandfather's.

 

I have learned just picking up the 5 pound hammer fixes many computer issues .

It seems word does get around.

 

In my case I would also hear stop pretending your hurt to weasel out of doing the chores.

Unless you need stitches again get back to watering the horses . I learned to solve that let them out to go drink themselves.

 

My dad if I was bleeding.....put some iodine on it.