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Who is he you ask... James Moylan, the Ford Motor designer who invented the fuel gauge arrow indicating which side to refuel, died Dec. 11 at age 80. https://www.jalopnik.com/the-i...-what-si-1829601068/ Some people spread happiness wherever they go… some whenever they go. | ||
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| Gracie Allen is my personal savior! |
Everyone who's ever had to refuel a rental before returning it and catching a flight they're running late for owes the man a huge debt. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
in 2018 Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Must have been late 2018, or you got the wrong guy. Moylan spoke on the “Every Little Thing” podcast’s Oct. 8, 2018 episode, describing his epiphany. “I had to go to a meeting in another building on a rainy day. When I went to get the pool car, I started it and noticed the gas gauge was empty,” he said. “I pulled up to the gas pump on the wrong side, so I had to move it.” Design News article _______________________________ The artist formerly known as AllenInWV | |||
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And his obituary... _______________________________ The artist formerly known as AllenInWV | |||
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Well better late than never... Couldn't let such a man's life go uncelebrated... I always wished I had invented something simple but that benefited millions... the example I have used before are fingernail clippers... but at my age the chances are getting pretty slim that won't happen! Some people spread happiness wherever they go… some whenever they go. | |||
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Oh no, you nailed it. I was talking to Tator. I don't recall the arrow NOT being there, but I only recall driving two pre-'86 cars. I DO wonder what happened to the floor-mounted high beam switch. _______________________________ The artist formerly known as AllenInWV | |||
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re the switch, American car makers copied the Japanese, and I think Euro car makers and went with them on the steering wheel, my friends 77 and my 79 Celica had them on the stalk, I cannot remember if my wife's 80 skylark had it on the floor or stalk, (that car was a total POS) https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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He truly was a sign of the times and pointing us in the right direction . . . . | |||
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They should carve that little arrow on one side of his gravestone… Some people spread happiness wherever they go… some whenever they go. | |||
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Hell ya...this guy actually invented something that is useful. .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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 I found what you said riveting. | |||
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