Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[Leigh Semmens]

Had some mates in the 70's that could do a gearbox swap in 15 minutes. I would take a little longer. Falcon GT 4 speed
4 x 7/16" bolts for the tailshaft, 4 x 5/8" nuts for the crossmember and four 5/8" bolts for the tranny. The hardest part was lining up the clutchplates.

 

[mikewalker]

(interesting details here...)

 

[FilterFunk]

My current gigmobile(holds all my gear that I use these days-basses, Rumble amp, PA[when needed], stands, etc.):
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If I had a lot of stuff to haul on a regular basis, I wouldn't hesitate to get one of those!

 

[roccobass]

Weather Girl
1970s style!

 

[mrcbass]

If I had a lot of stuff to haul on a regular basis, I wouldn't hesitate to get one of those!

My BL lives in what I consider to be in an odd situation. He and his wife have a mini van and a mid size sedan. He can't fir everything in the sedan - but his wife gives him grief for needing the van. She'd rather have the van at her disposal than the midsize car when he gigs. Really odd to me that it's not reversed.

 

[SubHuman]

Weather Girl
1970s style!

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Wow cutting edge Weather Graphics for the 70's!

 

[roccobass]

Wow cutting edge Weather Graphics for the 70's!

Wow! And I bet those snowflakes, clouds and temp numbers have state of art magnets on the backs too! Lol!

 

[Richland123]

My current gigmobile(holds all my gear that I use these days-basses, Rumble amp, PA[when needed], stands, etc.):
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I have a 2016 Kia mini van just like that one only charcoal gray in color. My last van was a 2012 Kia. I can fit an entire 4 speaker P.A., lights, stands, mixer, bass cabinet, bass head, cables and extra gear in my van and still have room for more stuff.

 

[Richland123]

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[Richland123]

 

[foal30]

Germans in knock out football.

 

[mikewalker]

 

[IamGroot]

(interesting details here...)

A Great Day in Harlem (photograph) - Wikipedia

 

[IamGroot]

Weather Girl
1970s style!

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IMO, women looked a whole bunch more wholesome back then. I should know. I married one.

 

[SubHuman]

IMO, women looked a whole bunch more wholesome back then. I should know. I married one.

IMHO…Back across the 70’s great broad spectrum of American Society, there was still some wholesome classiness left! I did too…btw

 

[FilterFunk]

My BL lives in what I consider to be in an odd situation. He and his wife have a mini van and a mid size sedan. He can't fir everything in the sedan - but his wife gives him grief for needing the van. She'd rather have the van at her disposal than the midsize car when he gigs. Really odd to me that it's not reversed.

Maybe she wants to have the van handy in case she needs to haul a youth soccer team at a moment's notice!

Other than that, I got nothin'...

 

[mrcbass]

Maybe she wants to have the van handy in case she needs to haul a youth soccer team at a moment's notice!

Other than that, I got nothin'...

Seeing how she is likely in her mid 60s, I doubt that soccer mom stuff is the issue.

 

[FilterFunk]

Seeing how she is likely in her mid 60s, I doubt that soccer mom stuff is the issue.

Oh...

 

[SubHuman]

The Early Bird Certificate Package was Kenner's solution to the no STAR WARS figures for Christmas dilemma. A stopgap product, it consisted of a graphical envelope containing a cardboard figure stand and a certificate; the latter could be redeemed by mail for four action figures, to be shipped directly to the consumer at a future date.
In other-words it was an empty box with an IOU for the kids at Christmas!
Because Kenner's agreement with Fox wasn't signed until the spring of 1977, the company was unable to bring action figures to market for the Christmas holiday season of that year. Though they did release a few paper and cardboard items in the fall, action figures had to wait until late winter of 1978.

 

[roccobass]