Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[Winslow]

Yamaha JX30B

HO... LY... !!!

I used to play in a place that had one of those just sitting around. No one seemed to know where it came from or how it got there. It was a bit boomy, but it took all kinds of punishment from clumsy and careless clods, and kept right on thumping.

 

[CletusMarley]

 

[Richland123]

 

[roccobass]

 

[Winslow]

 

[spiritbass]

I haven't seen one of these since I was a teenager!

 

[GonePlaid]

Replaced by these:

 

[kesslari]

I was behind one of these in traffic yesterday:

Still see them a lot out here in CA. The resale prices for them today are insane.

We had one. I loved that vehicle. Lots of great camping experiences in it.
OTOH it was mechanically ... challenged... in part the cooling system (this was the "water-cooled") required special coolant, not regular antifreeze, which would corrode it, and which I didn't know until a lot of damage had been done. Car left us stranded on a lot of occasions. But we still loved it.

 

[GonePlaid]

Still see them a lot out here in CA. The resale prices for them today are insane.

We had one. I loved that vehicle. Lots of great camping experiences in it.
OTOH it was mechanically ... challenged... in part the cooling system (this was the "water-cooled") required special coolant, not regular antifreeze, which would corrode it, and which I didn't know until a lot of damage had been done. Car left us stranded on a lot of occasions. But we still loved it.

My Dad bought one in ~63(?). We tried to pull our fiberglas boat with it. My Dad described the 4 gears as creep, crawl, walk, and trot. Never run.

 

[Element Zero]

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That was my grandpas favorite candy. Every time we went to Disneyland he’d buy pounds of em.

 

[CletusMarley]

That was my grandpas favorite candy. Every time we went to Disneyland he’d buy pounds of em.

My gramps used to take me to the NCO club on Ft Belvoir after fishing when I was a kid. The 70s. Lol. They used to have a big jar of them on the bar. I loved them back in the day.

 

[zontar]

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[zontar]

Several of those look like sharks' teeth

I've only ever tried the double pick
Wish I had more

 

[Richland123]

 

[Winslow]

Still see them a lot out here in CA. The resale prices for them today are insane.

From what I saw when looking them up to find that pic, they have their devotees, but it is very much a niche. Much like original Mini Coopers and other motorized "classics," the effort required to keep them going seems to be part of the charm and/or distinction.

 

[spiritbass]

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Not only have I not seen one, I don't know what it is...

 

[GonePlaid]

Not only have I not seen one, I don't know what it is...

I believe that is an early left-handed veeblefetzer.

 

[zontar]

Not only have I not seen one, I don't know what it is...

Hand cranked Envelope sealer

 

[SubHuman]

Henry Ford gave Americans the backyard BBQ we all love! Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. To help promote the briquettes, Ford also sold charcoal grills through its auto dealerships and employee commissaries, as well as traditional hardware and sporting goods stores. Charcoal provided picnickers with a quick-burning fuel that eliminated the work of gathering and lighting firewood. His Sawmill operator was Kingsford…those guys didn’t’ waste a scrap!

 

[StereoPlayer]

Metal drink holders