XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics, sci.electronics.design   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
      
   >Nothing from a 1988 Ford F150 would even "plug into" a Ford F150 bought today.   
   >   
   >BTW, a current Ford F150 costs about the same (in adjusted dollars) as a   
   >1988 Ford F150 and does not perform significantly differently.   
      
   Lug nuts.  Maybe whole wheels.  Antifreeze.  Gasoline (so long as we   
   stay this side of 1972 or so.)  Does Ford still use a different tranny   
   fluid than everyone else like they did in the seventies?   
      
   Are modern "power points" heat resistant enough to take an old   
   cigarette lighter?   
      
   Has the trailer ball hitch changed since WW2?  I realize that "hidden   
   hitch" sockets are a newer idea, but the old trailers can still be   
   "plugged in".  You might need an adapter for the lights on the   
   trailer.   
      
   The controls have stayed remarkably steady.  You've got the PRNDL   
   tranny setting, probably using a lever identical to the one thirty   
   years ago.  You've got the steering wheel and two pedals.   
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