Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2015, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 173
Views: 99,197
Re: Model A CRASH??
According to the CDC data quoted above, deaths per million miles traveled were much higher in the 20s and 30s than in the 50's, and are much lower than that today. Driving has become consistently...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2015, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 173
Views: 99,197
Re: Model A CRASH??
Here's a chart showing vehicle deaths per million miles traveled: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/figures/mm4818a1f1.gif
It seems that cars (and roads and drivers?) have gotten...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-09-2014, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,044
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2014, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,927
Re: My experience with 10% gas
As with most products the 1% of folks who think they've experienced a bad outcome with a product complain publicly and loudly, the 99% for whom it worked just fine don't say anything, so the online...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2014, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,737
Re: fire extinguisher
New Halon 1211 extinguishers are readily available from many online sources in the US. Manufacture of new Halon is banned, but there is a substantial stockpile of existing recycled material available...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2014, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 21,559
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-26-2014, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,321
Re: 2015 MARC National Meet
In my experience of traveling to many countries around the world the US is the hardest country in the world for a US citizen to enter. Much easier to go to Canada than come back. ICE can be a real...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-02-2014, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,775
Re: New England meet-- what to expect?
She Who Must Be Obeyed is incredibly tolerant of my hobbies, so I strongly suspect a four door sedan is in our future. I expect it will indeed be much more comfortable on longer drives.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-29-2014, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,775
Re: New England meet-- what to expect?
Thanks for the additional information! I guess I'll see how the bathroom remodeling project has progressed and decide. There are many demands on weekend days.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-28-2014, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 196
Views: 67,671
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-28-2014, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,775
Re: New England meet-- what to expect?
Thanks very much for the responses! We're in the western 'burbs of Boston and have joined MARC and the local Minuteman Model A group.
I expect that choice of model will be a major topic of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-28-2014, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,775
New England meet-- what to expect?
We are hoping to acquire a Model A in the next year or so, and are trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible. I see that there is a "New England Meet" in Long Island in September, a few hours...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-25-2014, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 17,063
Re: New Model A owners
I'm lurking, learning, and hope to acquire a car in the next couple of years. I don't think reminding newbies that they can search the archives or use google to see what was in the past 1000 posts on...
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