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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:19:51 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   > On 12/12/25 01:52, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:02:06 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>     Once had an old car that came with power steering - except the   
   >>>     pump was broken and I could not afford to replace it. THAT was a   
   >>>     muscle-building exercise for sure !   
   >>   
   >> I talked to my ex early this week and she was reminiscing about my '49   
   >> Chrysler New Yorker. Straight 8 cast iron engine, no power steering.   
   >> Her memories of parallel parking it aren't great.   
   >>   
   >> It was an interesting lash up as it had both a clutch and a fluid   
   >> coupling.   
   >>   
   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_Drive   
   >   
   >    Hmm ... my mother was about 5'3" but managed just fine without power   
   >    steering, at least on 'smaller' US cars of the time. Apparently her   
   >    first car was a Model-T Coupe - came with a fold-out shelf, maybe   
   >    called a 'rumble seat', in the back so you could carry two or three   
   >    extra people. Power NOTHING. Safety - well, don't hit anything !   
      
   There is a bit of difference between a 1500 pound Model T and a 4500 tank.   
      
   https://fastestlaps.com/models/chrysler-new-yorker-4-door-sedan   
      
   She didn't have a problem with my '51 Chevy or '60 Plymouth that didn't   
   have any power assist but neither of them had a straight 8 cast iron   
   engine holding down the front end.   
      
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o60hEsejjqM   
      
   The Model T had an optional mother-in-law seat that was primitive. The   
   Model A had what became known as the rumble seat.   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdvOv0KPXXc   
      
      
   The Model A also had mechanically actuated 'brakes'. Plan ahead.   
      
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