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My 65 Coronet had manual steering, manual brakes and a 4 speed. Like the other man said. The key to turning is moving | |||
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I had a '70 Chevy C-10 shortbed 4X4, 4 speed. 10.5 X 31 tires. No power anything, except under the hood. Steering wheel like a bus. Learned about thumb placement on rough terrain the hard way. I had big arms. Oscar Zulu | |||
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Just got back from the car show in the 57. Manual steering works fine (a rebuilt front rack and sway bar helps tremendously). -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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I had Standard Steering gear in a 1956 300B Chrysler. Great on the road. But tough in parking areas. SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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my grandparents had that model in a 4 door, same year, same puke green, with puke green interior, 302, 3 spd auto, car had a cold light on the dash, you did not drive off until the blue light cut off, if you did, the car cut off as soon as you let off it at the next block,, https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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My 1972 DS-21 Pallas had a crank that had multiple uses.
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Still have two cars with manual steering. Both '88 Fiero's. | |||
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My mom had a Citroën that was very similar to that one, unsure of the year, but it too had a crank start. Another interesting feature was you could raise and lower the car depending on highway vs gravel roads. What a weird car it was. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Drove a semifloater fertilizer spreader truck with a nearly failed power steering pump. I still instinctively throw my hands clear of the wheel when I hit a large bump. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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The first generation Mustang is a good example of how the manual steering was better than the power. The original setup, with an external control valve on the end of the steering box and an external cylinder on the linkage, with two hoses connecting them, was always wearing and causing steering wheel play, as well as leaking. The more times the components were "rebuilt" the worse they leaked. The third generation Corvette also used external linkage power steering. That kit in the link has the assist integral to the box and has much less potential for leaks. This kit would also not need extensive modification or alteration of factory integrity to install, unlike a rack & pinion. | |||
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I learned to drive at 13 or 14 in a 1947 all steel Crosley station wagon with manual everything. No seat belts or electric turn signals. I up graded to a 1949 Chevrolet Deluxe three on the tree, drum brakes, manual steering, no selt belts or harness, and four turn signal stick you arm and hand out the window. | |||
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I test drive a CRX with larger tires a few years back. That thing was a beast to steer when it wasn’t moving. | |||
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remains to this day the most comfortable 'passengers car' I've ever owned.... Poorly supported dealer network, parts hard to get (1972 era). I relied on a guy I met, a townie resident without space for his herd, had SEVEN various parts cars parked around the block around his house in an old neighborhood in PDX. **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | |||
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Part of the adjustable height system, was the ability of the car to jack itself up via the hydraulic system, if you had to change a tire. Oh yeah, the spare tire was under the sloped "nose" of the hood, in front of the radiator. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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I recall manual steering being referred to as "Power steering by Armstrong". | |||
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Ha Ha. yea, went with the 2-55 AC. Endeavor to persevere. | |||
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My first car was a 1963 Plymouth Valiant. Three on the tree, slant six, and power nothing. But the radio worked  . | |||
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Took my driver's test in a '67 Chevy 9-passenger wagon with three in the tree and no power anything. Took two tries/trips to get the parallel parking. That first time was a very disappointing day. "Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas | |||
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Joys of driving trucks with manual steering and stick shift. Even more fun, 4 wheel drum brakes, not power assisted. Go through water and have 2 blocks of no brakes. That was my 73 Ford Bronco. | |||
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Model “T” Ford My learn to drive car in W. Texas 1950’s Chevy P/U 1970’s All of my race cars No quarter .308/.223 | |||
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