After the Astro van issues where she drove to StAugustine with no water and 2 qts low on oil she learned.(She knew how to check fluids then too) I also made her buy this car out of her own pocket. When we were dating in 85 I bought her a 70 couger and showed her how to do a top end rebuild. I got pics of her under the hood in short shorts and grease on her face leaned over the fender putting on the valve covers.:Brow:
My 1958 dodge had the pushbutton transmission, and it has an interlock that kept reverse from accidentally being pressed over ten miles an hour, but I could press it just enough to engage the reverse lights. I don't think too many tailgaters with that thing! KFD
I thought I was the only one to figure out the "typewriter." I used to do the same thing with my '60 DeSoto Adventurer and my '62 Chrysler 300s. The backup lights were really bright too. I could get rid of any nighttime tailgater in about five seconds. :laugh:
That's funny. Dad had a '69 Chev Kingswood wagon. The rear window switches activated the brake lights (this, unknown; to my Dad). When I was a kid, riding in the third seat; I would activate the brake lights on tailgaters. One time at night I lit up the brake lights an a tailgater. And, hear my Dad remark to no-one in particular; "Did you notice the headlights just dimmed?". After I got my license; I would brake light the tailgators, at the same tome flooring the gas. It worked everytime; left 'em like they were sitting still!
I did that 30 years ago with my 66 Ford Galaxie, but it had a warmed over 351 Cleveland under the hood, with a 4.11 Traction Lok diff. Therefore, I could scare the tailgaters, while I left them in dust.:laugh: :laugh: Those back up lights were quite bright as well.:grin:
Nothing sexier than a gal who knows how to fix a car. Good thing you're on the other coast- wanna share those pics? :shock: ducks the punch On another note, I did the toggle switch thing on my '69 Camaro, as well. I swapped out the Saginaw 4-speed (on which I split the case) for a Muncie 4-speed. Needless to say the lever that returned the steering column back to lock the ignition switch got disconnected (as well as the back up light switch). On the rare occasion that I had a tailgater, I'd drop down a gear, wind her up, flip on the back up light switch, dump the clutch and take off burning rubber. The lights and squealing/smoking tires got them off my tail BUT QUICK...even though I was actually pulling away. 327 with a 4-speed, it'd only lay maybe 20 feet of rubber at 70 if I revved it up and dumped the clutch.
Id post that pic if it was digital and on the computer. Somehow old polaroids dont show well when scaned. Thinking on it , I would like to make that my profile pic:kodak: :laugh:
What happens when you scan polaroids? Get a good scan of it and email it to me. I'll clean it up in Photoshop for ya.
