Did they have clutch pedal? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 9:55 PM Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Either. They were affectionately called slush o matic. Officially, semi > automatic transmission. Impossible to stall. > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 6:11 PM Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Were those Desotos fluid drive? or gyromatic? >> Dwight E. Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 1:46 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> My first two cars were 1950 DeSotos when I lived in Boston and >>> Minneapolis. Purchased for $75 and $20, sold for $10 and $10 IIRC. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 1:04 PM Wilton Strickland via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > First car: '31 Mod A Ford 5 window coupe; summer 1953; I was >>> 19; it >>> > was 22.. >>> > >>> > W >>> > >>> > -----------------------------------------From: "OK Don via >>> > Mercedes" >>> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" >>> > Cc: "OK Don" >>> > Sent: Tuesday February 2 2021 8:46:23PM >>> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] My first car >>> > >>> > Yup - mine was a 1951 Beetle, it was mostly black, chipping away to >>> > reveal >>> > yellow. green, blue, etc. colors underneath. I don't know what color >>> > it was >>> > originally. I think I bought it in 1965. it burned/leaked a quart of >>> > oil a >>> > week, so I used the drained 50W oil from Dad's Cessna 195 which held >>> > 5 >>> > gallons of oil that was changed every 25 hours. >>> > The split rear window had been replaced with one piece of glass, >>> > though it >>> > did still have the semaphore turn signal arms in the rear door posts. >>> > >>> > On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 10:58 AM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >>> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > > This was my first car. Exactly. >>> > > >>> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5Y16MhB3zHM >>> > /> > >>> > > Sure do miss it. >>> > > >>> > > Bob R >>> > > >>> > > Sent from my iPhone >>> > > >>> > > > On Feb 2, 2021, at 9:51 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote: >>> > > > >>> > > > My first car, like many of you I bet, was a Beetle. A 1968, >>> > Brunswick >>> > > Blue oddly enough. >>> > > > >>> > > > Bob R >>> > > > >>> > > > Sent from my iPhone >>> > > > >>> > > >> On Feb 2, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Robert Massmann via Mercedes < >>> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> > > >> >>> > > >> My first car was a 1968 Camaro, looked a lot like this on >>> > bring a >>> > > trailer. Mine had 327 V8 with factory four speed. Paint was a light >>> > > metallic green. It also had the SS detail package with factory >>> > gauge >>> > > package. Bought it when I was in the Navy in 1972. It had been >>> > wrenched at >>> > > some point. Only sold it for about 2500. Would be worth a lot more >>> > now, if >>> > > only I new. Replaced it with Mazda RX-3 wagon, because I was fly >>> > radio >>> > > control gliders, which was kind of hard to transport in two door >>> > coup. >>> > > >> >>> > > >> See link below. >>> > > >> >>> > > >> (Lot #42,596) ( >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-chevrolet-camaro-75/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-02-02 >>> > /> > ) >>> > > >> _______________________________________ >>> > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com [1] >>> > > >> >>> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> > /> > >> >>> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> > /> > >> >>> > > _______________________________________ >>> > > http://www.okiebenz.com [2] >>> > > >>> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> > /> > >>> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> > /> > >>> > > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > OK Don >>> > >>> > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time >>> > to >>> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain >>> > >>> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am >>> > doing.” Wernher >>> > Von Braun >>> > 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> > _______________________________________ >>> > http://www.okiebenz.com [3] >>> > >>> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> > /> >>> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> > /> >>> > >>> > Links: >>> > ------ >>> > [1] http://www.okiebenz.com >>> > [2] http://www.okiebenz.com >>> > [3] http://www.okiebenz.com >>> > >>> > _______________________________________ >>> > http://www.okiebenz.com >>> > >>> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> > >>> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
