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Everything posted by balthazar
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A hit piece. As soon as you resort to personal attacks, you've tipped your hand.
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Yeah. I get it (licensing); I just abhor the logo. on another note- casting looks kinda lame. I have this Husky B-59 (metal), and the body proportions are quite decent. Prolly from the ‘60s. Guess there’s not enough money in this scale die cast to get them even to the Husky quality level.
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On Tour - 2019 Buick Regal TourX
balthazar replied to regfootball's topic in Member's Rides Showcase
I dumped the office routine 21 years ago. But I also don't work out of my home; I work out of yours. -
EDIT :: Wiki says the 3rd gen were used for the '39 World's Fair. eDIT :: The 2nd "Parade of Progress" unit is the 1st gen silver-top 1936 version. 8 were built. The "Previews of Progress" unit was built in '38, but I now think it was a single, additional unit to the '36s.
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I love the Futurliners. There were at least 3 versions; the style above was rebuilt from the 2nd generation and came out - apparently- in '41. Here's the initial 3rd gen version; GM modified the bubble roof for more shade due to driver's complaints of high heat in there. These are the other 2 versions; there's very little info on them out there. I think the 2nd one was how they looked in '39, but the first one -which looks older to me- is a dually, which seems to make it 'closer' the the '41. I believe the Futurliners were first build in '36. Would like to learn more about the earlier ones. I theorize that the 1st gen was rebodied into the 2nd, and the 2nd into the 3rd... meaning none of the 1st or 2nd gen exist.
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This is a mere 5 years' difference in age; we'll never see this degree of stylistic change ever again.
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New one on me.
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Keep in mind the population of the U.S. has grown from 100 million to 330 million in that time span. 1918 was far more deadlier in terms of percentages.
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Have that set-up in my '04 Silverado... tho I've found that my knees do not hinge to either side, so I built a lil tray to sit on the trans tunnel.
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Rivian R1T Production Trucks Rolls Off Assembly Line
balthazar replied to G. David Felt's topic in Rivian
'21 R1T front / rear legroom : 42.7 / 35.2 ( ) '21 Sierra crew cab : 44.5 / 43.4 '94 Suburban : 41.8 / 36.6 -
Sure hope the console shifter isn't mandatory across most trims, and is a HC-level thing. Dumb waste of space. Update looks good, tho it's a bit more mainstream. I'd prefer the '19-21 nose, all else being equal. Interior looks great.
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IMO, not seeing that one, either.
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Why???? Exterior design has nothing to do with motive power; any vehicle could be either.
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^ I'm going to go with 'no'. There's PLENTY of 'borrowing' and trending in automotive design, and with the envelope always getting smaller & smaller over time, we're going to see more & more very similar vehicles. Already the 45 SUVs around you could easily be 5 other brands from what they are. Tell you this tho; I know which exterior from the above I prefer...
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The puppet master still pulls the strings. Ranger has gobbled up a big chunk of the market in only 2 years. As of 2020, Ranger and the GM mid-sizers combined sell the same volume as the tacoma. Of course- with '20 being the big slow-down, and '21 being The Year of the Few Chips, perhaps it won't be until Q3 of '22 before we see 'regular' sales numbers from everyone.