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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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I texted @Richland123 and he says he’s doing better.
This tractor has been with me as long as I can remember.
With my memory that'd be, like, a month.
Oh, they had all fun toys back in the day! 
Anti-aircraft gun with actual launching missiles, 1942:
Anti-aircraft gun with actual launching missiles, 1942:
Oh, they had all fun toys back in the day!
Anti-aircraft gun with actual launching missiles, 1942:
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ParachutePants.com. Hmmm...is it because those pants are made of actual parachute material? If not, then they aren't parachute pants.
These are parachute pants!
ParachutePants.com. Hmmm...is it because those pants are made of actual parachute material? If not, then they aren't parachute pants.
These are parachute pants!
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I'd have had to go with the Hammerpants. Big old football lineman thighs.
"Toys??" That's no toy! In '42, you had to be ready to defend your homestead against the nazzys!
I think they’re cool for around in and a lake. Maybe not for cross country.
Boat cars, technically called amphicars, are still around today, where they are often used for tourist trips, but many in the mid-1900s thought that they were going to be the future. Judging by the lack of boat cars on the roads, that future doesn't appear to have happened.
Boat cars, technically called amphicars, are still around today, where they are often used for tourist trips, but many in the mid-1900s thought that they were going to be the future. Judging by the lack of boat cars on the roads, that future doesn't appear to have happened.
My personal favorite…
Six wheel drive. Bulldozer steering levers, one for each side. Balloon tires to swallow jolts from rough terrain. Literally walks on water. And you could have bought one right here in the early 70s. But, for a moment there, if you were really motivated and willing to pay a big markup over sticker price, maybe you could have owned a real “banana buggy” from the Banana Splits, a Saturday morning kids’ TV show better known for its opening sequence and “Tra-La-La” song than for any of the episodes. The show actually used an Amphicat, but it’s the same idea.
Amphicar rides @ Disney Springs, Orlando.
This is the version used in D.C. and Seattle.
The DCducks is gone now. I think that drowning incident was the cause.
The DCducks is gone now. I think that drowning incident was the cause.
