Museum

Kinja'd!!! "punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
08/30/2020 at 20:17 • Filed to: International Harvester, Dodge, American LaFrance, Ford, MG, Oldsmobile

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Museum was wandered.

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An International Harvestor motorized carriage

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American LaFrance

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Dodge the owner bought it for $85 and expected to replace but with good care it lasted.

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Ford

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MG TD top speed only 77 mph.

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Oakland, MD transportation museum


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > punkgoose17
08/30/2020 at 21:02

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Oh, that’s a day I’d spend happily.


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > punkgoose17
08/30/2020 at 21:11

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Not surprising on that Dodge. The only ways Chrysler products of that period got junked was because either they rusted out, or they fell out of fashion/owners got bored with them. The Coronet would have had Fluid Drive standard, too, which was pretty damn durable, no metal-to-metal contact at all, so no wear .


Kinja'd!!! punkgoose17 > ranwhenparked
08/30/2020 at 21:42

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I am not familiar with Dodges of that time, so I found it to be quite the surprising story.


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > punkgoose17
08/30/2020 at 22:00

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The ‘30s-through early ‘50s period, especially 1942-up, was a really good era for Chrysler engineering and build quality. Really durable cars, and quite popular as taxi cabs and police vehicles in that era . Their flatheads would run practically  forever, just take the head off once in a while to clean out the carbon deposits, bolt it back on, and good to go.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > punkgoose17
08/30/2020 at 23:14

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I don’t think I knew that the W in GPW stood for Willys.

Some dubious grammar on that sign, but interesting.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > punkgoose17
08/31/2020 at 04:57

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