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Had a girlfriend with a 4 door Rambler. That fold flat front bench seat came in handy for us teenagers to go "parking".
First car had a small cap to cover the center hub, second car had metal hubcaps, third had cheap plastic hubcaps.
Back in the 1980s it was easy to pay $5,000 for a good used car.
I took photos of my previous car's odometer going to 100,000 miles but it didn't go to all zeros.
If I had Edd China's arm length gloves, I'd use them as leggings.
My grandparents had a rambler wagin, I had a 1964 dodge Polara with push button automatic and hubcaps,had a 1974 pinto my first brand new car with hubcaps abd I put a am/fm 8 track player I could slide the whole unit in and out so it would not get stolen. I have had plenty of cars with hubcaps and they all were made of metal. On my 1964 dodge it had the 2 prong ballast resistor always had to keep a few on hand if the blew could not start car.
Actually repaired a punctured inner tube? yep
Bought and used a round headlight? yep, still have a car that uses them
Driven a Checker cab? never the cab version but the civilian version, both the sedan and wagon
Owned an American Motors Rambler? 6 Ramblers so far
Sat in a Studebaker? yep
Adjust your carburetor at least once a month? yep
Caulked a leaking windshield? yep
Bought a car with hub caps? yep, have 2 cars with hubcaps currently, a 65 Rambler and 90 Honda
Watch your car turn a hundred thousand miles and cheered when the odometer turned all zeros again. yep, 2 so far
Anybody?
Answers above, only being in my 40's some of them predate me....
driven an original model t?
Started a car with a hand crank? No
actually repaired a punctured inner tube? Yes, so many times i can't count, also repaired 100's of tubeless tires
bought and used a round headlight? Yes, i still have a car that uses them
driven a checker cab? No
improvised a broken fan belt with a nylon stocking? No
owned a desoto? No
ridden in a plymouth cranbrook? No
used raw eggs to plug a leaking radiator? No, but i have used barsleak
owned an american motors rambler? Yes
sat in a studebaker? No
bought a pair of edd china's arm length rubber work gloves? No
ordered a car and bought the optional heater? No, but i have a car that the heater was an option
let your friend get out and help push your renault dauphine up a steep hill? No
adjust your carburetor at least once a month? Yes
had your new car rust proofed with ziebart? No
caulked a leaking windshield? Yes
bought a car with hub caps? Yes
paid less than five grand for a good used car? Yes, several
watch your car turn a hundred thousand miles and cheered when the odometer turned all zeros again. Yes, but all my cars i have owned in the lst 30 years had several 100 thousand miles on them
anybody?
Driven an original Model T? Driven no, ridden in one, yes.
Started a car with a hand crank? A very old Farmall tractor with widowmaker front wheels.
Actually repaired a punctured inner tube? Yes.
Bought and used a round headlight? Too many to count.
Driven a Checker cab? A Checker sedan, not a cab. There was a Checker dealer where I grew up.
Improvised a broken fan belt with a nylon stocking? No.
Owned a DeSoto? No.
Ridden in a Plymouth Cranbrook? No.
Used raw eggs to plug a leaking radiator? No.
Owned an American Motors Rambler? My grandparents owned one as did a couple friends so I've driven them.
Sat in a Studebaker? Yes. And driven it.
Bought a pair of Edd China's arm length rubber work gloves? No. We had shoulder length gloves to help with calving, I don't know who made them.
Ordered a car and bought the optional heater? No.
Let your friend get out and help push your Renault Dauphine up a steep hill? What is a Dauphine?
Adjust your carburetor at least once a month? Once a month? No. Adjusted carbs? Yes.
Had your new car rust proofed with Ziebart? No. But it was a thriving business for quite a number of years.
Caulked a leaking windshield? No.
Bought a car with hub caps? Several. Most recent was a 1998 Taurus. Wait, both my F150s (2003 and 2014) have hubcaps. Full size ones covering the entire wheel are called wheel covers.
Paid less than five grand for a good used car? Mrs. NBP did, a Mustang and a few years later an Impala.
Watch your car turn a hundred thousand miles and cheered when the odometer turned all zeros again. Cheered? No.
Anybody?
Started a car with a hand crank?
Bought and used a round headlight? Why yes. My first car was a '69 VW Beetle.
Improvised a broken fan belt with a nylon stocking? Not quite. The aforementioned VW never lost a belt.
Adjust your carburetor at least once a month? Daily, really, with the VW and the '93 Isuzu Pickup that came next. Yes, a truck that "new" still came with a factory carb. God Bless fuel injectors.
Caulked a leaking windshield? FWIW, the previous owners of my '03 F150 did. Bad job, too, as I had to run teh defroster often to fight the incoming humidity.
Paid less than five grand for a good used car? Yup. Got a '94 Ranger SCab for $3000.
Watch your car turn a hundred thousand miles and cheered when the odometer turned all zeros again. Sorry. The VW spent half the time I owned it undrivable.
Anybody?
See above.
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