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Old 11-22-2021, 09:09 AM   #1
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Pull a Model A out of a thicket and it runs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEDhFp1SyEw

A Hot Rod Before Its Time: Ford’s Model A, With a Boost https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/b...e=articleShare
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Old 11-22-2021, 10:41 AM   #2
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Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-22-2021, 10:40 PM   #3
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NY Times link did not work.

the doodlebug video was great, makes me want to get one of my own....
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Old 11-25-2021, 09:40 AM   #4
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A few hours after watching the video it hit me...
The Model A is the AK-47 of automobiles
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Old 11-25-2021, 10:27 AM   #5
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A few hours after watch the video it hit me...
The Model A is the AK-47 of automobiles
The Model A was made to kill people??
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The Model A was made to kill people??
I am sure many people died in Model A's but I think he was referring to the fact that these cars take a beating and just keep on working.
Maybe a better comparison would be to the old Timex watch sales tag, "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin".
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Old 11-25-2021, 11:38 AM   #7
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Ak-47's and Model A's don't kill people its the people that use and drive them.
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Old 11-25-2021, 12:01 PM   #8
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Ak-47's and Model A's don't kill people its the people that use and drive them.
AK-47's certainly were not designed to go quail hunting. They were designed specifically to KILL people. No other purpose.
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Ak-47's are not any good for quail hunting but my neighbor does a real good job on deer wolves, and coyotes. Had a friend in high school who quail hunted with a 22 and could bring down at least 2 everytime. I'll not call his name because he is nationally known for fishing and hunting.
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I am sure many people died in Model A's but I think he was referring to the fact that these cars take a beating and just keep on working.
Maybe a better comparison would be to the old Timex watch sales tag, "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin".
Someone who gets it...without being triggered.
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Old 11-25-2021, 11:46 PM   #11
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Someone who gets it...without being triggered.
"Triggered". I see what you did there.
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Old 11-26-2021, 08:14 AM   #12
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That was a very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.


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Old 11-29-2021, 04:54 PM   #13
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As much as I want to believe they got this running so easily, I'm thinking there must have been some editing done omitting some additional work they had to do. Then again, I'm jaded. I've never run across anything in the woods that was complete enough to even attempt to start. They had all been cannibalized for parts ages ago. Maybe I'm just jealous. lol
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