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Re: When we were kids

To: Want1937hd@aol.com, WmTSmith@landracing.com
Subject: Re: When we were kids
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 07:25:18 -0700 (PDT)
Shoot, Model T transmissions are still a mysery
to me. She's way ahead of me on that one.

Dick J

--- Want1937hd@aol.com wrote:
> Good story Dick, I think I have one better! 
> About 14 years ago when my  
> oldest was six years she was sitting in my 1912
> Model T Ford. "Dad, I can 
> touch the pedals!" she said. "Fine then you can
> drive it!" I said. Cranked it 
> up, put the handbrake half down (neutral) and
> told her to hold the pedal on 
> the left to the floor, this is a palenatary
> transmission, and off we went up 
> to Grandma's! Neat thing about T's if you take
> your foot off the pedal it 
> just slows to a stop, great for kids to learn.
> Bob in connecticut
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