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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Re: GNU |
| Date | 2026-03-31 13:28 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nons9mx8ar.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
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On 2026-03-31 01:42, Tony Cooper wrote: > On 30 Mar 2026 19:57:57 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:46:54 -0400, Tony Cooper wrote: >> >>> My grandparents had a Chrysler 4-door with fluid drive. To accelerate >>> from a stop, the driver accelerated until the car was moving and then >>> released pressure on the pedal until the transmission shifted into high >>> range. No clutch. >> >> I had a '49 Chrysler New Yorker that had the generation prior to the >> PowerFlite. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presto-Matic >> >> Worst of all worlds. I'd pulled transmissions without a jack but when I >> took the full weight of that cast iron beast I realized I was going to set >> a personal best bench press record. I rented a transmission jack to >> reinstall it. >> >> My girlfriend also had moments with the car when she became the designated >> driver. It was a cast iron straight 8 engine with no power steering. No >> problem on the road but parallel parking in front of her apartment was >> interesting. > > I don't know the year of my grandparent's Chrysler, but the third > digit would have been a 4. > > It has "suicide" rear doors. One day, I was in the back seat and the > door was not fully closed. We were on Fall Creek Parkway going about > 30 mph. I opened it to slam it shut, and the wind caught it and > pulled me out. I landed in the street, rolling, but unhurt. Luckily, > there was no one behind us. > > Those of us old enough to have had cars with no power steering or > windows all remember how much effort it took (although the steering > wheels were larger in those days) to parallel park, and remember > almost crashing because we leaned over to roll up or down the > passenger side window and took our eyes off the road. Indeed. But the car I had like that was also only 850 Kg. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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