That description I'd give to the British Landrover...sealed undercarriage, aluminum chasis...no rust...those things were indestructable
Yeah, those were awesome to see. tho we were told they were all from WW2....I think that lady was a little confused, as some of them were from the 60's. It was neat seeing the tents, and the mock up/mannequins. Some of the trucks/jeeps/willys were really cool. Especially the ones that looked like they had stepped off of the M*A*S*H tv lot.
You know, I have actually been thinking about it. Not quite a jeep but pretty damn plain, something to get down to the harbor and back. Maybe my butt a light one and 100 pound pay load. The original specks on the Jeep called for a max of 1300 pounds dry. Only Bantam, Willys and Ford even tried. I bet I could do it in under 800 using wood, carbon, Kevlar and Glass, Aluminum and steel. a full composite structure. Probably want a hybrid for my need, maybe 20 mile range engine off. A little 2.5 hp Honda engine generating about 35 amps would do the trick, with a boat 30 amp battery charger on board to plug in to 120v where ever.
One of my favorite things about the Oregon coast (and the ocean as a general rule) is how much the sand changes from year to year. A cousin of mine used to work for the parks department at Ft Stevens, and I would go visit there. There was one time when the Iredale was almost completely covered in sand. And then this Saturday, it was exposed more than I've seen in my life. Love the ocean. I would live there if I could...I would, cept for the fact I like having a job here that pays me a living wage.
probably about the same...but the motor would be new..couple hundred bucks....top of the line cars back then were maybe 800 bucks I believe my dad used to say
It is amazing isn't it. Saw the Peter Iredale like it was sitting on blocks once back in the 60s. Then the next year it was covered and stayed that way for several years.
Yeah, I am sure we did. The camera of the day was one of those instant pictures though, Polaroid. 50 years later those pictures are really poor. I think my wife has purged that stuff. Isn't digital wonderful?
I had old photos of my parents before us kids were born and had them digitally mastered and enlarged...they can clean up those old photos really well...one of my dad and uncle tending his bar in the 50's and after I had it fixed....you could read the menu on the wall...before...no way
It is a blessing. remember when the dock floated in from Japan after the earthquake? I went to Newport to take pictures of it (or wherever the heck it landed) and used my older digital camera. It took photos soooooo painstakingly slow. I upgraded to a Nikon D40 a few years ago, and while it's not top of the line, it is night and day. I can just hold down the button and take literally a couple hundred photos and still have plenty of storage left.
I am in the possession of photos from my great grandfather, who was in France during WW1. I've been meaning to digitize them, and clean them up, etc. But you know, life gets in the way.
Not at all, it would be like if the Blazers hired a Sonics broadcaster to announce their games on TV.
