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I took touch typing in high school back in the late 60's on one of these Royal typewriters. I love the feel, touch and sound they make. Turned out to be pretty good too. Around 40wpm on those old beasts IIRC. I’m faster on a computer keyboard though.

Not exactly a new idea.

Don’t agree, but to each their own.

What about this Jeep from Sept. 1940?

So where does that leave the F100 unibody?  Not a truck?

You had me at “analog dash clock.” Had me choking back vomit.

Edmunds gives the width of the H1 at 101 inches.

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How about a little baseball while watching planes land?

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Gotta love those Russians.  They love to do anything mechanical in a big way.  BTW, if you use the “CC” (closed caption) button, it will translate what he’s saying into English. 

I never knew that the “okay” sign is now considered the sign of white nationalism and racism. It didn’t surprise me either when I thought about it for a second. Did this come about in just the last couple of years by chance?

It could have been unnecessary also. My (ex) father-in-law, a nuclear chemist in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project, was one of the sixty-seven signers of the Szilard Oak Ridge Petition, which urged giving the Japanese a close-up (but low/no casualty) demonstration of the bomb along with a short time to consider

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Here is “Aging Wheels” review of the Th!nk...

Fun fact: While you won’t be able to see the particular cars in this article, you can still wander around The Petersen no matter where you are. Find it on Google Maps, and go into Streetview, and you can virtually wander all over the museum on multiple floors. Hint: You can do the same thing at The Henry Ford, not to

Same here. I visited there when they were based in Midland, but now I see they’re based in Dallas. From the CAF’s website:

As someone who spent over 20 years at two very large DOD contractors doing QC work on low volume, ultra high precision part production, I can say that you hit the nail right on the head. Only difference is that some of us quit rather than to ‘pencilwhip’ tests. This happens when they put the quality arm of the company

“Yeah. I’m in my 40's now......”

You’re just getting old, like me. The older you get, the younger everyone else looks. For example, whenever I see pictures of Justin “Ralphie” Westbrook or David “Rusty” Tracy, I keep thinking they are still in high school.