Re: GNU

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From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject	Re: GNU
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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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