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On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:40:10 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
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On 6/10/2013 2:15 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:54:51 -0700 (PDT), True North
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This is my idea of an F-150 and Porsche drivers feared me.

At least they would not cut me off ;-)

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Brownie.jpg

Those old pickups sure look puny compared to new models.
We saw an early Tundra (T 100 ??)yesterday and it doesn't look as capable as a new Tacoma.

The operative word here is "look".

That was a tough old truck.
A pallet of pavers, a pallet of sod, no matter, off it went.


I remember my dad's Ford had a straight 6. Wouldn't gain any speed going
up hill with a load, wouldn't lose any either...

That one had the 300CI 6 and it was plenty strong, even pulling my
boat.
It had the classic Florida Ford problem tho. They came standard with a
2 core radiator and in hot weather, towing, they ran hot. I put in a 3
core and the problem was fixed. I had to do the same thing with my
E150 van.

I loved the old straight sixes, lots of low end torque.