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<blockquote data-quote="Dustyroads" data-source="post: 656776" data-attributes="member: 22610"><p>When I started in '79 we had a couple of those old slant nosed "toaster" 400's, I drove them as a cover driver. They ran fast, but it was scarey. They had a solid steel top, so they were pitch dark inside. And, ours had a little vent with a fan in it in the center of the cargo area, you could put it on exhaust while you were driving. </p><p> </p><p>I started driving on my current area in '80, in a bubble top Ford Econoline. It had a 300 six, and a three on the tree. The yolks on the shifter broke regularly, also they could get caught up between gears on the linkage, and you'd have to get out and crawl underneath, (put a brick under the wheel) and fool around with the linkage. Even with this, the Econolines, were great running trucks, they had independent front suspension, making them very comfortable and stable under all conditions. They all had power steering. The biggest problem with the Econolines was that they rusted pretty badly, sending them to the body shop or the crusher. My 86 Econoline was the first truck in the building with a three point seatbelt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dustyroads, post: 656776, member: 22610"] When I started in '79 we had a couple of those old slant nosed "toaster" 400's, I drove them as a cover driver. They ran fast, but it was scarey. They had a solid steel top, so they were pitch dark inside. And, ours had a little vent with a fan in it in the center of the cargo area, you could put it on exhaust while you were driving. I started driving on my current area in '80, in a bubble top Ford Econoline. It had a 300 six, and a three on the tree. The yolks on the shifter broke regularly, also they could get caught up between gears on the linkage, and you'd have to get out and crawl underneath, (put a brick under the wheel) and fool around with the linkage. Even with this, the Econolines, were great running trucks, they had independent front suspension, making them very comfortable and stable under all conditions. They all had power steering. The biggest problem with the Econolines was that they rusted pretty badly, sending them to the body shop or the crusher. My 86 Econoline was the first truck in the building with a three point seatbelt. [/QUOTE]
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