I came across this picture in my folder after posting the 3.15 Friday Rides.
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1960's Kaiser* - Jeep IVI Program
I came across this picture in my folder after posting the 3.15 Friday Rides.
https://thevillagehemorrhoid.blogspot.com/2026/03/friday-rides-good-bad-and-ugly_13.html
1960's Kaiser* - Jeep IVI Program
1966 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually Pickup - "Ponderosa" - RTech Fabrications Details Mecums 2023: https://www.mecum.com/lots/1093298/1...
Gar-un-teeed to do at least 40 mph without shaking apart. They don't have enough horsepower to exceed 60 because, y'know, box.
ReplyDeleteTo tell the truth, I don't know if they were even designed to do much over 40 mph. I'd love to have that tan one here to get around on the property.
DeleteDesigned with a pencil, a straight edge and no eraser
ReplyDeleteWe, they were built with a specific purpose, to give the poorer people a chance to own something to get around on, besides the family cow. No bling WHATSOEVER.
DeleteBut you're right ... aerodynamics and styling be damned.
Styling is overrated...
DeleteMust be. Hell you can't see any styling in any car designed today. They all look the same in most aspects. Cars in our youth had plenty ... you could tell one car from the other just by seeing the taillights in the dark ahead of you on the road. Character.
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