Posted on 07/07/2012 11:41:41 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
State Patrol: Front Seat Gas Tank Fueled 'Unsafe' Car
It runs on alternative fuel source and the driver can see the road in ways most cars don't offer. But you won't be seeing this classic Ford Pinto back on a Minnesota road any time soon.
A Minnesota State Trooper stopped the car Sunday on U.S. Highway 52 in Koochiching County.
A State Patrol spokesperson posted photographs of what the Trooper found on the agency's Facebook page.
"Much of the vehicle was rusted out," said the spokesperson. Photos show a clear view through what remains of the floor to the road below.
But that wasn't all.
A tire was wedged behind the driver's seat, a placement the spokesperson said was holding the seat in place.
The Trooper spotted a gas can on the front seat. A hose ran from the gas can, out the passenger window, around the front and under the hood, "rigged up to the engine," according to the spokesperson.
"The car was impounded and the driver was cited for a number of violations," said the spokesperson.
Those violations included unsafe equipment and not having a Minnesota license.
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That's the point...Nissan and Toyota got into the large truck market late because Ford and GMC made and still makes a fine truck and that large truck market would have been very difficult to penetrate...
Nissan and Toyota paved the way for a smaller truck market though..
My first truck was a 1988 Nissan King Cab pickup truck....Ford nor Chevy made something even remotely similar..The truck was a gem...
$8,800 brand new....sold it 11 years later for $4,400 with 111,000 mile on..
Try that with ANY American made vehicle
>> That’s the point...
No it isn’t!
What the Japs call “large trucks” are merely (sort of) full sized trucks.
I’ll admit, if I was in the market for an F-150 class vehicle, I’d give Toyota Tundra a close look.
For higher GVWR vehicles, there is NOTHING out of Japan.
NOTHING.
That is normal down in Mexico with 10 kids inside and not belted in!
Police state.
It’s that all-important interval between the stupid idea being implemented and Darwin taking notice.
I know someone who has a 1976 Gremlin in showroom condition (original owner) The guy is so tight he squeaks, I doubt he’s done much more than routine maintanence and kept the car garaged
I saw many motorcycles with the same unsafe condition.
Better haul them all in until they can install solid floor boards.
Feel better now?
I used that once when a friend and I were discussing his new firearm. A Lib woman overheard the conversation and said “Guns, uhgggg!” I replied with the Ted Kennedy line and she was dumbfounded.
Gee it’s amazing how too many dimwits here on this thread have sunk to jumping on the Obama bash Americans band wagon.
Weren't these made in Smyrna, Tennessee?
>> Feel better now?
Oooh, infinitely. Thanks for asking.
Venting on FR is kinda like farting. It may offend those around you but so what, as long as *you* feel better.
(You aren’t offended are you? Because that would steal 1/2 of one percent of my joy, and I’ll have to make that up on the next comment.)
Just joking, and FRegards
>> That is normal down in Mexico with 10 kids inside and not belted in!
Ever been to Taiwan and seen how many family members will fit on a “scooter”? Amazing, and scary.
Bubba strikes again!
“Venting on FR is kinda like farting.”
Well, there is that I guess...the hot air analogy, I mean. ;~)
I remember back in the 70’s driving around in my Ford 4x4 with two of my Rifles in the Gun Rack. Used to go up Angeles Crest Highway to go target shooting. Never a hassle.
Now people faint when they see a Gun, and the Libtards in Sacramento are doing their best to make sure nobody ever sees one, except on a Cop or on TV.
>> the hot air analogy, I mean. ;~)
Professional gas bag, at your service.
(No extra charge for the heat.)
:-)
These his brake shoes?
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