origcharger
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Seems crazy now but back in the day things like limited slip diff, disc brakes, etc. were thought to be more likely to cause you problems than to solve any.
Could a 69 Bee be ordered with an open rear?
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Was driving home in an Olds with posi in 1970 on I-84 it started freezing rain. I'm heading up a grade tires start to spin, let off the gas some. Came to a dead stop and sliding backward, steered to slide so I'd be on the side of the road. As I slide onto the shoulder passenger side tire grabbed. The salt from earlier storm was on the shoulder, stay there drove home.
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'68 Charger
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My dad taught me when that happens put your car in neutral (if rear wheel drive and this being in the 80s) to minimize the sliding. Well I was one of few who didn't slide all the way down the hill. I would wait until cars cleared up and either tried to continue up hill or back down the hill and start all over or take a different route.
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Here back in the 60`s our Government ordered vehicles usually came bare bones. This included half and 3/4 ton trucks. No radio, a/c pwr steering. But a lot came with power loc and sure grips in the cars.
In 1965 the RCMP ordered bare bone cars also.
AMC cars ordered had A/C as standard equipment, had the A/C removed before the detachment got to use them
In 1965 the RCMP ordered bare bone cars also.
AMC cars ordered had A/C as standard equipment, had the A/C removed before the detachment got to use them
oldbee
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Final insanity was my last Dakota, ordered the sure-grip and salesman said "do you want that(?), they're pretty unsafe? Oh, really? Yes I want it. Fran's travel experience speaks well!
justavillain
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My 69 383 superbee was ordered with a 3.23 open diff.
My cousin had a b5 426 Superbee had a sure grip Dana in the rear, and one he just had at his shop was a 440 with 373's on an open diff stripe delete A12 car all original parts.
My cousin had a b5 426 Superbee had a sure grip Dana in the rear, and one he just had at his shop was a 440 with 373's on an open diff stripe delete A12 car all original parts.
flyingfarley
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Ya.... I can relate to that...had a 66 coronet hemi 4 speed car...living in Wisconsin and going to college in the 60's...the Dana sure grip was great in the snow...but a real handfull on icy roads
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