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You retired from driving? What was your first vehicle you drove or owned?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shiftless" data-source="post: 3537887" data-attributes="member: 47472"><p>Got Trained in a 1964 Datsun Fair Lady</p><p>First car was a 1968 Chevelle 327 with 4 speed</p><p>Coolest back in the day for me? 69 Z/28 DZ 302</p><p></p><p>First UPS vehicle I drove on the street? I started driving in 1976</p><p></p><p>I think it was Ford based? In So Cal the called them Cabco's.</p><p>I think it was a 1961 or 62???</p><p>Had a huge shelf in front and over your head, helped you pre-stage the next few stop's!</p><p>Bulk head door was wood with an electric button that POPPED the door open!</p><p>Skinny little shelves like Big Money had above and YES everything fell on the floor.</p><p>Barn doors in the back with an electric pop open system too!</p><p>No fancy spring loaded rear bumper to cushion you rearward tap on the dock. YOU felt it thru the whole truck if you hit it even in the smallest of taps!</p><p>COOOOOLEST part??????? Was the Micro Brake! Set the switch to brake, tap the brake pedal and full lock in 2 to</p><p>3 seconds! You would already grab the pkg and be standing at the door to jump out! </p><p></p><p>First assigned Feeder tractor was a 1964 Peterbuilt 10 speed. Couldn't get out of its own way most days. BUT! It knew on its own how to get to and from the rail yards!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiftless, post: 3537887, member: 47472"] Got Trained in a 1964 Datsun Fair Lady First car was a 1968 Chevelle 327 with 4 speed Coolest back in the day for me? 69 Z/28 DZ 302 First UPS vehicle I drove on the street? I started driving in 1976 I think it was Ford based? In So Cal the called them Cabco's. I think it was a 1961 or 62??? Had a huge shelf in front and over your head, helped you pre-stage the next few stop's! Bulk head door was wood with an electric button that POPPED the door open! Skinny little shelves like Big Money had above and YES everything fell on the floor. Barn doors in the back with an electric pop open system too! No fancy spring loaded rear bumper to cushion you rearward tap on the dock. YOU felt it thru the whole truck if you hit it even in the smallest of taps! COOOOOLEST part??????? Was the Micro Brake! Set the switch to brake, tap the brake pedal and full lock in 2 to 3 seconds! You would already grab the pkg and be standing at the door to jump out! First assigned Feeder tractor was a 1964 Peterbuilt 10 speed. Couldn't get out of its own way most days. BUT! It knew on its own how to get to and from the rail yards! [/QUOTE]
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