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Babe Ruth totin' motor oil:
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An innocent search for bacon...

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San Francisco hills. :lol:
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six wrote:Image

San Francisco hills. :lol:
Guess one cannot say they have mastered the clutch until they try a hill start on that hill. :lol:
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InlinePaul wrote:
six wrote:Image

San Francisco hills. :lol:
Guess one cannot say they have mastered the clutch until they try a hill start on that hill. :lol:
I can start on that hill...rolling downward. It's easy. :mrgreen:
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Go to Duluth and you can have a steep street with the added fun of snow:


Also see http://attic.areavoices.com/2012/04/09/ ... in-duluth/
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InlinePaul wrote:Go to Duluth and you can have a steep street with the added fun of snow:


Also see http://attic.areavoices.com/2012/04/09/ ... in-duluth/
That's not too far from me, but no thanks.
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Here is what happens from road salt. Didn't help that the van wasn't washed for the past 13+ years.
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I was random article clicking on Wikipedia and stumbled across a vehicle that I didn't know existed:

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Granted, it went out of production in the year I was born, but still. The AMC Eagle.
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I still miss her.


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Squint wrote:I was random article clicking on Wikipedia and stumbled across a vehicle that I didn't know existed...
Granted, it went out of production in the year I was born, but still. The AMC Eagle.
Yep, and 4 wheel drive as I recall.


AHTOXA, that is some rugged driving on that rocky hill!
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Squint wrote:I was random article clicking on Wikipedia and stumbled across a vehicle that I didn't know existed:

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Granted, it went out of production in the year I was born, but still. The AMC Eagle.
yup, our scoutmaster had one and later his son had it for many years. character galore, and you could start it without the key :)
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