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To: DesertRhino
My Ultimate Bonneville '66 dashboard. My muscle memory knew exactly where every control was and I could find and operate them with precision in complete darkness.


22 posted on 04/17/2026 10:22:41 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Sweet! My grandmother drove a behemoth Chrysler with a push-button tranny (”tranny” in its original definition, not the current incarnation). She accessorized the dash with a beanbag ashtray that would drift from side to side each time she went around a corner.


66 posted on 04/17/2026 11:08:16 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Just like my 65 Pontiac Catalina Coupe.

Loved that car.


78 posted on 04/17/2026 11:28:49 AM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

To operate the 1966 back-up camera...

1-Place foot firmly on brake
2-shift to reverse
3-place the palm of right hand behind passenger seat, or passenger seat headrest
4-look in all directions, left, right and in all mirrors for obstacles.
5- using your right arm for leverage, twist your shoulders to the right and pivot your head to look behind you
6-with continued attention to potential obstacles, slowly lift your foot from the brake and slowly proceed in reverse


111 posted on 04/17/2026 1:20:54 PM PDT by Z28.310 (Overthinkers Annonymous suggestion; "Do not simply comply". ..especially with ClusterB disorders)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Same procedure with my ‘69, however there is a clutch involved.

...only slightly more tedious


114 posted on 04/17/2026 1:23:17 PM PDT by Z28.310 (Overthinkers Annonymous suggestion; "Do not simply comply". ..especially with ClusterB disorders)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I can still smell that “smell” of those old cars. Never thought I’d miss it but I do.


123 posted on 04/17/2026 2:51:29 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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