I'm a car guy. They'll always be Corn Binders to me!Haven't heard that term in a long time! Back in the late 70s when I had my CJ, one guy in our group had an International, and that was his CB handle "Corn Binder".
We Need to Talk About Truck Design Right Now Before It's Too Late
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I know! A 4 door pickup with an 8' bed looks like the size of a school bus!
I know you are and that's a very good thing. I still call them corn binders, but I don't hear to many other people calling them that.I'm a car guy. They'll always be Corn Binders to me!
Then you had the VE266 in it. I had a '67 and a '68 Travellall that both had the VE266. Great engine. I rebuilt the one in my '67. Absolutely loved that rig!
Remember the slant 4 that the little Scouts had? They were literally half of the 304 V8 (152 cid). Wild!
*Pontiac also had a slant 4. It was half of their 389!
Yep......that's why I called it half of a V-8. It was slanted, just like they took the other 4 clys off from the other side.
I've owned at least a dozen Mopars with that engine. They're 250,000 mile engines, no problem.
Oops! I misread that. I thought you said it had the V8 in it. Sorry 'bout that, Chief. Makes my whole post seem rather redundant! :facepalm:
I suppose I better get some sleep. Gotta be a golf cart mechanic tomorrow. My wife bought a golf cart to use around the property. She ordered a headlight/tail light kit for it. It came in the other day. She didn't want just a regular golf cart. She wanted a lift and bigger tires.
sgtjdgelinas
TJ Enthusiast
I ordered my 2001 Dodge 2500 4x4 diesel with a 6 speed from the factory. I love that truck. Still have it with 154,000 miles.
Yea, the new Chevy definitely takes the cake when it comes to ugly grills, but I honestly don't see a lot of trucks that I like anyways (especially with modern trucks). There's a trend of making them bigger and bigger, which I just don't get.
While I've never owned a truck myself, I've driven my dad's owned several, including a F-350 King Ranch which I've driven around enough to know that I hate the experience. I love my TJ for how agile and nimble it is, so driving something that feels like a school bus just makes me cringe.
While I've never owned a truck myself, I've driven my dad's owned several, including a F-350 King Ranch which I've driven around enough to know that I hate the experience. I love my TJ for how agile and nimble it is, so driving something that feels like a school bus just makes me cringe.
I guess design inspiration can come from many places.
Ya'll know how to tell when they are getting too ugly, too big, too long, or too anything? That's right, when folks stop buying them and they are left with lots full of them at the dealerships. Buyers communicate desire and acceptance with their wallets. That's not gonna change and get back to me when the parking lots tell a different story than they have for a very long time which is they sell everything they build regardless of much else.
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