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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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Perhaps she fancies herself a curator of historical artifacts?
Well, what kind of flower is ostentatious, showy, and cheap, but at the same time can be mistaken for a much more expensive flower if you get drunk enough and then poke yourself in the eye? :P
Looks like an expensive orchid, but smells like cheap plastic
This one. :sick:
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Her next car was a '79 BMW 320i.. I might have had a little influence there..
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That's what I ended up doing just about every time I've bought a car. And I guess it would make sense, since I'd either need a ride up there, or else I'd have two cars to bring back! When I bought the Catalina though, it was near where one of my co-workers lives, so he just gave me a ride. That was up north of Baltimore, maybe 50 miles away. So theoretically, I was taking a chance I guess, but that car did well coming home, too. Other than getting a stone chip in the windshield! :sick:
I guess if someone gave me one, or needed a beater and found a halfway decent one at a cheap price I wouldn't thumb my nose at it. But it's not something I'd drive 500 miles for, like a '76 LeMans. :P
My buddy with the two 1978 Mark V's bought his first one from New Mexico, and drove the thing home! I guess that's about 2500 miles or so? He didn't have any problems. The second one he bought was out of Chicago and I think he had it shipped. It only had around 11,000 miles on it, so I guess he didn't want to throw another 900 on right away. He did finally get rid of his first one, which threw a rod last summer. I think he managed to get $800 for the carcass, and it went to someone in Florida who's into those things.
Every once in awhile, he had talked about getting rid of it, after he got the nice one, and talking a pretty cheap price, and I have to admit I had been tempted. But considering the car's ultimate fate, probably a good thing I didn't go for it.
This particular car was running and registered, but looked rough from all angles.
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IIRC, the 230/250 sixes didn't come along until 1962 or so. A '59 should have had the old stovebolt 235.
I completely missed that. I think the 194.5 straight six came out first, as an option for the 1962 Chevy II, and then the 230 came out in '64, as an option in the Chevelle and standard in the big cars?
Speaking of which, the small block Chevy V-8 had quite a run, too.
SPOTTED: Gold colored smoking rusted bent smashed filthy Mercedes 300D. I'd like to open a shelter for abused 300Ds someday.
I had occasion to drive some of those massive old tanks without power assist. Curiously, IIRC, the Biscaynes we had in Driver Ed were bare-bones with no power boost. I venture to say that without power steering and brakes cars would never have gotten much larger than they were in the early 50s.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I know disc brakes require more pedal effort, and make a power assist almost mandatory. Other than that Newport, the only non-power brake cars I had were my two Darts. The slant six with its 9" brakes wasn't bad, but on the V-8, even with its larger 10", it could sometimes overpower them on hot days after a few hard stops, if they were out of adjustment. I've never had a car with manual steering, although my '68 Dart went one worse than that...power steering, but broken! With the same ratio as power steering, plus all that power steering crap that would fight against you when it had no fluid in it, that sucker was quite a tricep builder.
They did have huge steering wheels and skinny tires, though, so that helped.
With trucks of the 1930s, it was not uncommon for drivers to suffer broken wrists when their rigs hit hard bumps in the road. This was one reason power steering was developed--initially it was meant for trucks, not cars. Chrysler was a pioneer in PS development, in the late 1930s.
You will still see the broken wrist syndrome in amateur racing.
The wide tires seen on today's cars would not be possible without power steering. I for one would gladly swap the extra grip and traction of modern tires for the enhanced feel of unassisted steering or brakes. IMO the real fun in driving comes from tires on or near the point of losing traction anyway.
I know that's a contrarian view but then I prefer cars that are small and light.
I know disc brakes require more pedal effort, and make a power assist almost mandatory
You may be right but my TR-4A with front discs and 185/70-15 tires needed no power assists, OTOH my 124 Sport Spider with discs at all four corners and 165/70-13s came with some sort of semi-power assist. Interestingly both cars had great brake balance to the point where brake lockup was rare even in panic stops.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I guess tonite's going to be a fun ride home. Although with my luck, watch the car refuse to start this evening...after all, this is the car that's left me stranded at work a couple times! :surprise:
Once I'm out on the road it won't be too bad. But maneuvering out of the parking lot will be fun. I'm really kicking myself right now too, because I put power steering fluid in it a few weeks ago...but instead of keeping the rest of the bottle in the car, I put it in the garage. Lotta good that does me now.
Yeah, that's why I'm not going to let the car go without PS for long, and I'm going to take it easy going home. Back in the 1990's, I worked with a guy who had a gorgeous 1983 Cadillac. I think it was a Fleetwood, rather than a Sedan DeVille. Light blue metallic, and almost perfect condition. Well, he bought one of those little Fairmont-based Continentals, and gave the Caddy to his kid. Power steering went out on the Caddy, and the kid thought it would be "cool" to drive it without the power steering. From what I heard, after a few months the steering and such was so messed up that the car wasn't worth fixing, and they junked it.
I'll confess that I let my '68 Dart go for about 45,000 miles with no power steering. Luckily, when it came time to fix it, all it needed was a pump and steering box. I think it cost about $350 total to fix it. Guess I got off lucky.
That Dart was also a lot lighter than the NYer, or an '83 Fleetwood, so it probably didn't strain the rest of the car as much.
My '72 Duster had manual steering and drum brakes. Not so good at stopping (especially when I was pulling the U-Haul trailer
A brodie knob (alternate spelling brody knob) is a knob that attaches to the steering wheel of an automobile. The knob swivels, and is intended to make steering with one hand less difficult. Brodie knobs are also known as necker knobs, presumably because they allow steering with one hand while the driver wraps his other arm around his passenger's shoulders. Other names include Suicide Knob, Granny Knob, and Steering Wheel Spinner.
Although brodie knobs were never widely popular, they enjoyed limited popularity on trucks before the advent of power steering. Their main use today is still in trucks, particularly semi trucks where they allow simultaneous steering and operation of the radio or gearshift. They also see extensive use on forklift trucks used in warehouses and even riding lawnmowers, where frequent sharp turning is required while moving about.
http://www.1939chevy.com/images/Suicideknob.jpg
So it was really only the marketing and the war that held it up. The technology was all figured out long before Chrysler made it economically feasible.
PS, along with the automatic transmission, put a lot more women in the driver's seat. It was a boon to car sales.
They are also used as an aid for drivers who have lost the use of an arm.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
LOL, perfect!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Well, I filled it up about a month ago, and that lasted until Wednesday. However, I also didn't drive it very much in that time.
The return hose is often suspect. I have put a new power steering pump in a Chevrolet Caprice. The pulley is pressed-on, so you will need a puller and and installer.
Ugh, I didn't even think of that. I just figured that when you got a new pump, the pulley would come with it. Stupid me! I imagine then, that my NYer's pump is the same way. I might just break down and take it to the mechanic. There's some other stuff I want done on the car, too. Mainly just maintenance stuff like belts/hoses/coolant, check the brakes, and a tranny service. I could do most of that myself if I really wanted to, but I guess I'm getting lazy.
Doing the job myself saved me $300.
I should get me one of those, considering that's what the DeSoto needs to have its rear brake drums pulled off. The only type of puller I have is one that will pull off a steering wheel.
I dunno how much a new power steering pump for the NYer would cost. When I had my '79 Newport, its power steering went out, and the mechanic replaced the pump for about $200 I think. That was way back in early 1998 though.