Search results for query: *

Why I left flats for bulk tankers as soon as I got the chance. I have a younger friend who did the opposite, and he’s paying for it now. Blown rotator cuff and both knees.

This is the sweet spot for a stock 440 GTX. My Hemi was an 85-130 mph car. My wife was relieved when I sold it after a year.

I got a good turnout tonight. So I only have one extra bag of candy I shouldn’t eat. Good deal for all.

I avoid that risk by using this.

After passing for normal and then some, 70 years post polio I decided it was enough and started using mobility aids, forearm crutches and an ultralight wheelchair. Having grown up with the imagery of the March of Dimes campaign, I've got my share of internalized ableism. I can maintain normal...

Lumper

"First call driver" for a funeral home.

I've had no falls since I retired from bulk tanker work, and started using forearm crutches pretty much full time. When I was around the trailers, I never had a problem up high, it was always on the last step down, and hitting slippery or uneven ground. The fringe benefit of the crutches is I'm...

I've done a flip flop that enabled me to retire relatively comfortably. The first half of my career, I earned between top 10 percent and top 3% AGI, but had a relatively small net worth after voluntarily impoverishing myself to attend law school. At the end of my career, I was top 20% income...

Happy birthday, Dave!:bday::bday:

Here they are today! Class of 1971

First Mopar I drove was my dad's '60 Valiant "Road Toad" when I was 14. First GTX I drove, in 1970, is in my garage today. First one I owned was my daily driver from 1977-79, could finally afford the insurance after I got married at age 24.

Too bad it's not a Bee, fellow member @turbine68rt lives in Reading and is probably familiar with the car.

Of my seven GTXs, one was a project car that I ditched after looking hard at the math, three were really nice drivers, and the last three could be considered trailer queens, all were local show winners. I've enjoyed the recent ones every bit as much as the earlier, less pristine cars, and drive...

This post is consistent with the points from the legal seminars I posted earlier. The "rich guy" lawyer said that a really well off person, like your doctor friend, might as well take it early, and get more cash if he lived a normal life expectancy. The folks on the low end of the totem pole...

In post #49, I cited the bailout of the Central States Pension Plan, administered by the Teamsters. As an executive, I spent a decade pitching the precarious finances of that pension as a reason not unionize, and instead invest in the company 40l(k), rather than paying union dues. I turned out...

I owned a numbers matching Hemi GTX, and a numbers matching factory red 4 speed 440 GTX. I sold both of them prior to retiring because I didn't want that much money tied up in what I considered a low performing asset. I think you are wise to stick to a base engine automatic car. Also, more...

After following the GTX market on BAT, it seems to be reasonably good at producing fair pricing relative to condition of cars. A fellow Mopar guy in my area put his '68 Hemi GTX on there a few years ago. I had seen the car in person, and knew its history. The selling price was a good deal for...

Welcome from PA. Factory A/C in a '69 B body is a great option, works as well as modern day systems when fully functional.

My dad bought a new Valiant in 1967, and I still remember the salesman touting those features. I was not a hippie, and had a clear head.