on a lighter note...

495624857_1400854360915968_2361833127752962813_n.jpg
 
Newboomer said:
There was one at the drive in movie theater we used to go to as kids. Yes, it could and would throw you for a loop.
Click to expand...

The elementary school I went to in the late-70s/early-80s had one. It was great. Also had a huge metal caterpillar (among other playground equipment that I’m certain is no longer in use due to liability concerns) that we could crawl all over. Between f’ing around on that caterpillar and taking a baseball to the face on a bad hop, not a lot of cartilage left in my nose. Good times.
 
BonUm16 said:
The elementary school I went to in the late-70s/early-80s had one. It was great. Also had a huge metal caterpillar (among other playground equipment that I’m certain is no longer in use due to liability concerns) that we could crawl all over. Between f’ing around on that caterpillar and taking a baseball to the face on a bad hop, not a lot of cartilage left in my nose. Good times.
Click to expand...
Thats what made us tough, then we went to the Nanny State
 
Ontario Hunter said:
Those early Mustangs really didn't have balls. Their early unibody construction was a joke. In a wreck Mustangs folded up like an accordion. Always a big deal made of Mustang gascap over it's teeny steel (i.e. sparky) rear bumper (rear end collision = kaboom!) but lack of structural integrity was at least as much a safety hazard, especially in a vehicle with too much horsepower. Mustangs were a death trap ... but not the only one Detroit was making back then.
Click to expand...

Sorta depends on which mustang you’re talking about…

A typical 289 mustang.. sure… not a lot of balls compared to the other “muscle cars” of the day…

A 429 boss fastback like the one in the pic however…that’s a factory 7 liter engine originally designed for NASCAR that generated about 450 HP to push a 3500lb vehicle from 0 to 60 in 7 seconds and does the quarter mile in 14 seconds (at 102mph) and tops out around 120 mph…

In 1969 those were some incredible numbers for a factory/production car…

Any car capable of that would fold like an accordion and would be a death trap with 1960’s safety equipment and technology…

And to your point almost everything built in that era would kill you if in a wreck st any measurable speed…

James Dean was barely doing 60 when he crashed his Porsche spyder and killed himself…

Jane Mansfield was cruising at about 80 when she crashed her Buick Electra in 1967 and died…

Rock and Roller Eddie Cochran was doing 60 when he crashed his Ford Consul in 1960…

Pretty much all vehicles during that time period were death traps over the speed of 50…
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Members online

... and 1048 more.
Total: 76,980 (members: 1,098, guests: 75,882)

Forum statistics

Threads
65,072
Messages
1,434,591
Members
134,181
Latest member
PEIJeanett
 

 

 

Proudly sponsored by

Latest posts

Latest profile posts

R
RolandtheHeadless wrote on intj's profile.
Hi. Will you take $90 including shipping for the 28 Nosler brass?

Jim
•••
Mauser3000
Mauser3000 wrote on HBartley's profile.
Hello,

I saw your post selling left hand rifles. Do you have any additional pics of the .416 Rem mag?

Thank you.

-Nathan
•••
Mauser3000
Mauser3000 wrote on gbflyer's profile.
Hello, I saw your post selling left hand rifles. Do you have any other left hand rifles you may let go of? Also can you send a few additional pics of Borden rifle?

Thank you.

-Nathan
•••
D
DaBill wrote on Fzj80's profile.
Just FYI $499 on https://www.eurooptic.com/leupold-v...3KHXPC4WuxtO6snqpCTN-T7_VZhmxHnXsaL24d3SNArHh
Better Luck if you lower your price
•••
D
DaBill wrote on Dakota300's profile.
I have a question about your scope. Is the Innomount an SR-to-Picatinny mount?
Bill
•••

Share this page

 
Top