4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/16/11 7:36 a.m.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/16/11 7:37 a.m.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/16/11 7:37 a.m.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/16/11 7:43 a.m.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/16/11 7:45 a.m.

erasmus229
erasmus229 Reader
9/16/11 8:06 a.m.

erasmus229
erasmus229 Reader
9/16/11 8:09 a.m.

BradLTL
BradLTL HalfDork
9/16/11 8:12 a.m.
914Driver wrote:

Just for the record, I was born in Stockton... there is truth in this sign!

erasmus229
erasmus229 Reader
9/16/11 8:18 a.m.

erasmus229
erasmus229 Reader
9/16/11 8:24 a.m.

Duke
Duke SuperDork
9/16/11 8:34 a.m.
SkinnyG wrote: Rough Riders! Love 'em! Had this one when I was a wee lad:

I had them as a kid too. Tough little things. True story: I used one to tow a pull string through about 50-60 yards of buried 4" PVC conduit between the basement of our house and the new barn/shop we built. Tied some strong string to the lightbar, fired it up, and sent it on its way. 5 minutes later, at the other end, we could see the lights, and sure enough, out it popped, still towing the string. Used that to pull a cord, used the cord to pull 12/3 wire.

My tow beast was a Comanche pickup, but I also had one of these:

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
9/16/11 8:42 a.m.

I remember those little trucks! Awesome. I used to push my brother around on one of these:

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
9/16/11 8:45 a.m.

And for the truly nostalgic, the entire 1975 JC Penny Christmas Catalog can be found here: Feeling Retro

ransom
ransom HalfDork
9/16/11 8:54 a.m.

In reply to pinchvalve:

IIRC, I got my first bloody noose from one of those. Had the sprung dump mechanism, but the little damper was gone, so when I put my head over it and unlatched it, it bashed me in the face. Still loved it.

Anybody else have a Power Shifters Quick Change Machine?

Here's the TV ad.

Woody
Woody SuperDork
9/16/11 8:57 a.m.
pinchvalve wrote: And for the truly nostalgic, the entire 1975 JC Penny Christmas Catalog can be found here: Feeling Retro

I got the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle that year. By noon on Christmas day, my cousin had stripped its gears. I have not seen him in 25 years, but I have still not forgiven him.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
9/16/11 9:23 a.m.

Salanis
Salanis SuperDork
9/16/11 10:27 a.m.

NGTD
NGTD Dork
9/16/11 10:52 a.m.
pinchvalve wrote: I remember those little trucks! Awesome. I used to push my brother around on one of these:

I did too until this happened: (not the real x-ray)

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/16/11 12:02 p.m.

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redrabbit
redrabbit New Reader
9/16/11 12:04 p.m.

In reply to ransom:

I just broke my 1/2" drive JC Penny rachet last week. There was a breaker bar involved.

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
9/16/11 12:06 p.m.

Delicious AWD Supra.

Rusted_Busted_Spit
Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork
9/16/11 12:55 p.m.
Woody wrote:

I found one of those in a box of my old toys. My two boys had fun with it for about a day before the 30 year old plastic gave up the ghost.

Duke
Duke SuperDork
9/16/11 1:55 p.m.

She's not a redhead. This is a redhead:

...well, maybe not. Teh Googlies couldn't find me a picture worth posting (or, ummm, one that wouldn't get me banninated for posting it) that I was willing to believe was actually a redhead. So now for something completely different:

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
9/16/11 2:07 p.m.

in reply to Duke:

Get your mind out of the gutter; sexy red head pics are out there:

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
9/16/11 2:13 p.m.

Or, we can just go all-Angie on you:

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