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Very nice, joe. Nice truck, cute girl. Has she driven it?
Possible scenario on the river access slope: "Hey Dad, what happens when I push in the pedal on the left?"
She hasn't driven it. I don't think she could handle manual steering. I'm not sure I have the patience to teach her how to drive a manual transmission. I probably should do that though.
She hasn't driven it. I don't think she could handle manual steering. I'm not sure I have the patience to teach her how to drive a manual transmission. I probably should do that though.
I've seen these transmissions abused many times. Teeth chipped on the cluster gear, first gear and the low reverse slider were damaged. Rocking a stuck truck forward and backward caused tooth failures. Although it may get noisy, I doubt if she would damage the transmission learning to drive it, Joe. Teach that young lady to drive the truck, only if she wants to. Have fun, enjoy your time with her.
Got Old Betsy out yesterday. I started it the night before. I put a shot of ether in the carb and after a little cranking it started. Yesterday I drove her around the neighborhood a few times.
Today I had to run some errands and took the 54. I forgot to take any pictures through the windshield until I got home.
Here she is at Lowe's, dusty and in need of a Spring bath.
We've had an incredible amount of rain here in California this winter, thank God. We really needed it. So now the wildflowers are blooming everywhere, so I took a drive to the westside of Lancaster. There are miles & miles of flowers out there.
Quite a striking contrast Joe--the young and the old--the beauty and the beast. I'm not sure my grand daughters would consider having their pictures taken with my old truck. One of the other grandfathers has a red 66 Corvette convertible--that would be their more likely choice for a photo opportunity. It's good to see your daughter has bonded with your truck to the extent she wanted a picture taken with it. The next step for her will be wanting to drive it.
Hi Rico, wish the roads around here look like the ones you posted.....drivers have no respect when it comes to dumping trash. The road is their trash can.
Hi Rico, wish the roads around here look like the ones you posted.....drivers have no respect when it comes to dumping trash. The road is their trash can.
unfortunately not all the roads over here are that clean! The bigger roads are littered much more but not as much as I’ve seen in other countries. Abe has a point with the German work ethic . But I found the small roads in Pennsylvania very similar to the roads here in my region.
Rico, I am Pennsylvania Dutch, or Pennsylvania German. My ancestors came from the Canton of Bern , Switzerland. They went to the Palatinate in Germany to escape religious persecution. The Stauffers lived there for about 100 years. My family came to the port of Philadelphia in 1722.
My mother's family, the Flory's, came to the Palatinate from France because of religious persecution .They lived there long enough to become Germanicized . They came to America in 1733. Both sets of ancestors settled in Lancaster County.
Have fun, enjoy your time with her.
. But I found the small roads in Pennsylvania very similar to the roads here in my region.