First photos of Maverick

[Saddle Tramp]

Gotta ask Rusty, What features do you like on modern trucks that make you want the manufacturers to make an updated old truck instead of just restoring your truck?

 

[MikeG]

You’re still at mom and dads house?

They keep him in the basement.....

 

[Dirtman]

 

[rusty ol ranger]

And which car did they swipe the very strong/rigid fully boxed frame from that allows them to do far more than trucks in the past could do?

My LTD has a very ridgid boxed frame actually. As far as the 2nd part im not taking that bait. Old trucks were more capable in just about every way besides freeway towing.

Here ya go, Rusty. "Proof positive" that 1970s cars were BY FAR the safest ever invented, and the safety nannies are a bunch of worthless losers. Or maybe not. On the other hand.... if we were all still driving 1970s crap, we'd have run out of oil by now, and there'd be NO fatalities, since everyone would have to walk.

Public transportation fatality rates are much lower, maybe we should all drive busses???? Hmmm..........

I started at 1950, it's even more frightening in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Already addresed this.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

My LTD has a very ridgid boxed frame actually. As far as the 2nd part im not taking that bait. Old trucks were more capable in just about every way besides freeway towing.

Don’t blame you a bit, in your position I wouldn’t want to go there either.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Gotta ask Rusty, What features do you like on modern trucks that make you want the manufacturers to make an updated old truck instead of just restoring your truck?

Warrenty. Parts availability, those kinds of things, better rust protection, not having to hunt for certain configurations i want...

 

[Dirtman]

You addressed it by saying statistics are dumb...

 

[rusty ol ranger]

You addressed it by saying statistics are dumb...

No i didnt. I said it was due to the dumb behaviors we engaged in.

 

[Curious Hound]

IDK... if I came walking around the corner into the living room and some jumped out yelling “boo”.

 

[Dirtman]

Wait, so not only were cars safer in the 70's but people were also smarter?

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Wait, so not only were cars safer in the 70's but people were also smarter?

No.

Go back and reread my post.

 

[Dirtman]

No.

Go back and reread my post.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Wait, so not only were cars safer in the 70's but people were also smarter?

Honestly, if you remove the baby boomers from the equation, the entire human race gets smarter...

Just sayin.

 

[Dirtman]

But without the boomers we wouldn't have AIDS...

 

[sheep herder]

But without the boomers we wouldn't have AIDS...

And we'd have even more stoopit people.