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How Things Have Changed!
How vehicles and roads have changed! The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the United States. I live in Ames, and I drive on Lincoln Highway/US30 to near Nevada where we are restoring my 1927 coupe in my son's garage.
I don't understand how it was possible for this T to get thru this mud.
I don't understand how it was possible for this T to get thru this mud.
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Pretty simple, narrow wheels, light weight, motor with good torque and the wheels cut through the mud to dry earth and keep going.
Add to that the fact you can rock the T back and forth between low and reverse quickly and it had to be really bad conditions to stop a T.
Add to that the fact you can rock the T back and forth between low and reverse quickly and it had to be really bad conditions to stop a T.
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Driving in conditions with mud and ruts probably was the reason Scandinavia bands were selling like hotcakes!
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Terrain like this is why they made the cars back then, so high off the ground… Even in such deep ruts, this T has not quite bottomed out and keeps going. Modern day cars would not be able to do what this T is doing. As the roads got better, the cars got lower. Jim Patrick
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It's all a matter of perspective. 100 years from now they will look back and be AMAZED that people actually had to drive, steer, and know how to get where they wanted to go. Requiring their full attention the WHOLE TIME. 

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In 100 years or less, at the rate we are going, people will be confined to their assigned work-dormitories. The planet will be saved, and all disorder, strife, emissions, and unsafe activity will be eliminated or fully remediated. Taxes will be set at 100% to assure full fairness for all. All recognized needs will be met, so long as each person meets their assigned PPQ. (Personal production quota) Persons who do not meet their PPG will receive expert adjustment.
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There are still a few Rich, but their numbers are dwindling.

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Re: How Things Have Changed!
That might have been the precurser of self driving cars! They say the modern ones use the painted lines to keep the car going straight by using sensors. I know my modern car has a beep when I get out of my lane.
Norm
Norm
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Thats funny Norman, my truck makes a loud noise if I start to leave my lane,or speed or not look directly at the road ahead or......
I think the noise comes from the passenger seat but I cant look over to see.
I think the noise comes from the passenger seat but I cant look over to see.

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Re: How Things Have Changed!
I rented a KIA a few years ago and it kept nudging me dangerously close to the center line. Took an hour with a 200 page owner's manual to turn that SOB off. Later, once we started the trip for which it was rented, we were buffeted by 50 MPH side winds and were being pushed around with a lot of correction in the steering wheel on my part. The dashboard display turned all dark, made a BING_BONG* sound, and showed a cup of coffee and asked "is it time for a break?"
I love my 36 y/o 325K mile jeep cherokee and will never part with it
True story; all of it.


I love my 36 y/o 325K mile jeep cherokee and will never part with it
True story; all of it.
Scott Conger
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
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Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
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I hate Kia’s and would not have one. Worst car on the market. Jim Patrick
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I wouldn't own one, either
but when it's the only thing for rent in a 90 mile radius, it's great
but when it's the only thing for rent in a 90 mile radius, it's great
Scott Conger
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
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Re: How Things Have Changed!
With the recent rise of A.I. technology the end is near.
Orwell was off by 100 years.
By 2084 the Orwellian society will be upon us.
I won't be here but my offspring will be the ones to endure it.
Orwell was off by 100 years.
By 2084 the Orwellian society will be upon us.
I won't be here but my offspring will be the ones to endure it.
Respectfully Submitted,
Be_Zero_Be
I drive a Model T ... Microseconds don't matter
For every Absolute Model T Fact there are at least three exceptions.
Be_Zero_Be
I drive a Model T ... Microseconds don't matter

For every Absolute Model T Fact there are at least three exceptions.