Here's one for you classic truck fans

[Shiner]

The one big advantage to the new vehicles is safety however. I never want to be involved in an accident, but you have a much better chance in one of these modern trucks with the safety engineering that goes in to them, airbags, crumple zones, etc. than you do in the old vehicles. I've taken my girls for short trips in my old C10 for example, but I'm a nervous wreck with them in a vehicle with side saddle gas tanks, no airbags, etc. If it wasn't for this aspect of it, I'd probably be driving '70's era trucks daily. I just love them personally, they are so easy to maintain and repair, have character, etc.

Yeah, I get it on safety. God knows, I have done my share of stupid things over the years. We never even wore seatbelts, until the guberment mandated/extorted us to. I use them today, more because of my racing days, than anything else. I don't believe in BB telling us how to live. That being said, BB has dumbed down the population so much, some don't know how to live with-out direction from the guberment. At least we are one of the last hold-outs on helmets for motorcycles. I always wore one on highway travel, but don't like around town or on rural roads. I am sure BB will end that soon enough. By the way, I believe crumple zones kinda go out the window when loaded to max GVW. I still like more iron in front than plastic.

 

[jgillott]

Yeah, I get it on safety. God knows, I have done my share of stupid things over the years. We never even wore seatbelts, until the guberment mandated/extorted us to. I use them today, more because of my racing days, than anything else. I don't believe in BB telling us how to live. That being said, BB has dumbed down the population so much, some don't know how to live with-out direction from the guberment. At least we are one of the last hold-outs on helmets for motorcycles. I always wore one on highway travel, but don't like around town or on rural roads. I am sure BB will end that soon enough. By the way, I believe crumple zones kinda go out the window when loaded to max GVW. I still like more iron in front than plastic.

I didn't actually start wearing a seat belt until I started running rescue in the early '90's. You learn real quick what happens to an unrestrained driver in all types of accidents.

The interesting thing about the crumple zones on these newer vehicles is that they look like the entire front of the vehicle disintegrates, but the passenger compartment remains intact. We are seeing far fewer serious injuries in accidents lately than we were 25 years ago. Part of which, has to be from the ability of these vehicles to absorb some of this energy. Now physics is still king. You hit a little vehicle with a big one and the big one still wins. But the risk of injury is greatly reduced.

 

[Shiner]

I didn't actually start wearing a seat belt until I started running rescue in the early '90's. You learn real quick what happens to an unrestrained driver in all types of accidents.

The interesting thing about the crumple zones on these newer vehicles is that they look like the entire front of the vehicle disintegrates, but the passenger compartment remains intact. We are seeing far fewer serious injuries in accidents lately than we were 25 years ago. Part of which, has to be from the ability of these vehicles to absorb some of this energy. Now physics is still king. You hit a little vehicle with a big one and the big one still wins. But the risk of injury is greatly reduced.

I know all this to be true and agree on the passenger compartment, and yes everything in crumple zones disintegrates to disperse energy away from passengers. I am but a stubborn cuss. I think my buddy and I are gonna have to road trip his 41 ford...….only airbags in that thing will be the two guys in the front seat!

 

[NIsaacs]

Include the condenser also.

And water pump, alternator, starter and a set of hood hinges because they wear out due to the hood always being open Not to mention 8 MPG, no AC, electric mirrors and windows... Not going back

 

[jhenderson]

I didn't actually start wearing a seat belt until I started running rescue in the early '90's. You learn real quick what happens to an unrestrained driver in all types of accidents.

The interesting thing about the crumple zones on these newer vehicles is that they look like the entire front of the vehicle disintegrates, but the passenger compartment remains intact. We are seeing far fewer serious injuries in accidents lately than we were 25 years ago. Part of which, has to be from the ability of these vehicles to absorb some of this energy. Now physics is still king. You hit a little vehicle with a big one and the big one still wins. But the risk of injury is greatly reduced.

By the time I left as an active volunteer on our fire Co there was a big change in survivability. We’d arrive on scene to find people out of the vehicle talking on their cell phones( maybe continuing the conversation that caused the crash?) when previously we very well may have been calling the Medical Examiner. Vehicles are much safer. Drivers? Not so much.

 

[jgillott]

By the time I left as an active volunteer on our fire Co there was a big change in survivability. We’d arrive on scene to find people out of the vehicle talking on their cell phones( maybe continuing the conversation that caused the crash?) when previously we very well may have been calling the Medical Examiner. Vehicles are much safer. Drivers? Not so much.

Agreed. I was recently at a conference and one of the speakers was the coroner of one of our counties. I don't remember the exact numbers, but he said that the number of vehicle accident fatalities related to driving under the influence is down while those related to distracted driving are increasing every year.

 

[Shiner]

By the time I left as an active volunteer on our fire Co there was a big change in survivability. We’d arrive on scene to find people out of the vehicle talking on their cell phones( maybe continuing the conversation that caused the crash?) when previously we very well may have been calling the Medical Examiner. Vehicles are much safer. Drivers? Not so much.

Those 4 last words pretty much negate 50% of the increases in safety. Might even be higher. Lots of idiots on the road.

 

[Dl5treez]

Well. Says it sold.

 

[jgillott]

Well. Says it sold.

I bet it went at darn close to the asking price.

 

[Dl5treez]

I bet it went at darn close to the asking price.

Very possible. The market for classic trucks is going nowhere but up.

 

[Shiner]

Maybe it's time to give ole blue some love.....I sold the 79 F250 S,C. 4x4 and kept the F150 only because It had the completely redone driveline.

 

[TFucili]

Maybe it's time to give ole blue some love.....I sold the 79 F250 S,C. 4x4 and kept the F150 only because It had the completely redone driveline.

'79 was the last year for a real Ford, IMHO. For us, it was all downhill after that.

 

[Shiner]

'79 was the last year for a real Ford, IMHO. For us, it was all downhill after that.

I agree 100%. 1980 and beyond was/and continues to be a joke. My 2009 ranger was /is the last Ford I may own. I went from a 94 ranger to the 09, 94 was right at 300k and no major work, no internal work. 09 is currently in process of a transmission rebuild at 103k. 09 is built more like a car vs the 94 which was a downsized truck.

 

[firehot]

It's already sold. Lucky owner