Mrkim Report This Comment Date: May 26, 2008 01:42PM
Nostalgia's great and all quasi but all metal interiors, non-collapsible
steering columns and unpadded steering wheels all led to lots of serious
injuries and deaths in the event of a serious accident and as you and I both
know, the shown seat-belts are a retrofitted item these trucks never even
dreamed of coming installed with.
While such a truck also didn have A/C, this one dudn even look like it has heat
either, and even if it did, with no real insulation installed in these things
interiors and all that metal they damned sure wouldn't be very effective at
keepin ya warm
zxz555 Report This Comment Date: May 27, 2008 08:30PM
as the owner of an ex-military land rover with no insulation and small holes
around all the non-well-fitting panels I can say that there is no difference in
winter compared to modern cars, just as long as the heater has approximately the
same power as the sun. Up close. During a solar flare. Or when it goes
super-nova. Otherwise it's pretty roasting on a cold day.
quasi Report This Comment Date: May 27, 2008 09:31PM
Wimps.
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: May 27, 2008 10:42PM
Damn quasi, not every body lives in Florida where a cold winter day might
actually get to what ..... 40 degrees, like 3 times a year
I know a Texas winter dudn come close to bein cold either, but imagine tryin to
herd along one of these things on a brisk Montana winter mornin. I bet it would
leave one wishin for a bit more in the heating and insulation department
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 27/05/2008 10:43PM by Mrkim.
quasi Report This Comment Date: May 28, 2008 12:29AM
In my youth I had a '57 Chevy which even when the blower on the heater did work
was pretty pathetic at keeping things warm. I remember driving down the road
with temps well below freezing having to stick my head out the window to see
where I was going because the defroster just couldn't keep up. Brrrrrrr. At
least I had hair then, and lots of it - hey, it was the 70's.
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