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It's the big brother of the FJ ute we had when I was a kid learning to drive. I've never forgotton the squeaky steering wheel those FJ's had.

The Motor in the Plymouth Cranbrook is a very ORDINARY side Valve Motor same as in Dodge , Chrysler and and Desoto stuff of the same ERA. The same basics were used in the Checker Cabs. . Cheapest USA car Motor to recondition but not much economy or Grunt. Packard made Some of the best build Quality US cars. 56 Chevs are Popular. Nev

Nice old Studebaker. I like the current culture where unrestored or minimally restored cars are as popular as full restorations. It makes it a lot more financially accessable for more people. For too long the main goal was to restore back to as new condition, and that was a very labour intensive and expensive process. It's horses for courses and the full resto people get great satisfaction doing their thing, but it's also nice not to see the history rubbed off or painted away on a lot of these old vehicles. I like the lived in look.

I have to disagree. To me it looks all wrong. Nev

This image isn't mine but it is taken from a better angle. Also, when a motorcyle is cornering, the rider holds the front wheel a bit away from the direction of the turn. That is counter intuitive, but the artist seems to have captured that.

10 degrees . It's not drawn accurately to scale. Nev

In a lot of racing, the rider slides his knee almost along the ground and sits a bit on the low side. I think it's a accurate depiction of Ken Blake's cornering style.

I once had a 28 Studebaker. But back then raising a family was more important than playing cars. Last week a mate sent me this pic of one. On farcbook marketplace - complete & in running condition - too good to restore.

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I always wanted a Chev ute like that but am now too old and lazy to take one on.

The same bloke has this '51 Chev ute for sale. As would be expected for a Chev ute, it's about four times the price of the Plymouth posted above.

Spotted this old '51 Plymouth P-22 Concord on Marketplace. A bit of a rare bird in that all the chrome trim, metalwork and badges are all there, plus the body is good. It's a western vehicle out at Chinchilla so not a rust bucket, just sun-baked surface rust. The interior trim is cactus and the motor is a total rebuild or replacement job. It would make a good semi-ratrod and would be a shame to lose that beautiful patina to a full restoration and paintjob. It's good buying at $3,400 for someone living close enough to keep the transport costs down.

It may be AI deep fake. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1058094206829222

30. degrees. Nev

Correct.

I don't know. To me it looks as if he's coming off. . Nev

Opening the throttle can cause all sorts of unpredictable things IF you don't know what you are doing. Best way to lean to ride is Off road and when you are young. Anyhow is Our 2 party system just a Con. Well it's NOT a 2 Party system and whether YOU are conned is up to you.. Frazer said "Life wasn't meant to be easy". Nev

Stop trying to make "Old Stuff" New again and Paying people to do it. You are at their Mercy. Modern consumables have a finite life and lot's of it is not really meant to be repairable economically. Often more money is made by the sellers than the Manufacturer of the product... Nev

The Dems don't control the media and Trump is the rich people's choice. Nev

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I think the Democrats are having their own existential crisis. All over the place, "socialist" candidates (translation: candidates who want to represent real people, not whoever pays the most) are winning elections - against the wishes of the DNC. So the traditional reps, who want the bribes, er, sorry, "donations" to keep rolling in, are shitting themselves.

As a party in opposition, they are suspiciously quiet. It's not as if the current ruling mob aren't giving enough mud to sling. I'm starting to think the oligarcs are bribing the Democrats to STFU.

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