Sweet ride Raoul!

 

Ah, the good old days when you could climb into an engine bay to work on your motor. Undo a couple of motor mount bolts, a few tranny bolts, disconnect five or six wires and pull the engine out. Lucky if you can change your own damn plugs any more...
regards
RR

 

Yeah, but 0-60 measured in years.

I got places to be with EFI and forced induction. Although, I do prefer it with a five or six speed.

Adrianspeeder

 

Haha...
Well, at 70 years old I've already been everywhere I need to be.

It is true I now calculate my 0 to 60 times with a calendar.
"Lets see, the light turned green on Tuesday...."

 

*grin* At 84, I'm in no hurry to get there either.

I had to change the tire on my truck about a month ago - while driving into town, I ran over some wood fragments in the road and a large wooden spike penetrated the tire causing a rapid loss of pressure. The TPMS alerted me to this and I pulled off the road before anything serious happened. What used to be a simple process, changing a tire, has suddenly become a whole lot of work! I couldn't believe how heavy tires and wheels have become in my advanced years. It took a lot of work to get the flat up into the bed of the truck so that I could continue on my way.

The tire was non-repairable, because the wooden spike put too big a hole in the tread. So $300+ later, I have a new OEM tire there. I've never heard of wood penetrating a tire, has anyone?

- Jack

 

We got this car from my father-in-law. My wife chose the vanity plate. At 92 years old he didn't drive it much anymore. Though he still finds time to drive his other nine vehicles and his 4x4.
I got AAA, no tire changing for me.
It has the original bumper jack but no way that the after market Continental kit would support the weight.
Plus I haven't figured how to remove the fender skirts.
When I take in for a rotation I'll just say, "Be back in two weeks"