I think the fact that she can’t see it is the reason this woman is having trouble with the seat belt. Extra credit, anybody recognize what kind of car that is?
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Last Call: Buckle Up For Safety Edition
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Ford apparently pioneered dual air bags in the 1950s.
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Takata could only wish for such perfection.
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’53-’54 Ford?
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No. Similar but not quite. Merc, maybe?
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’52 or ’53 Ford.
http://www.collectorcarads.com/Picture4/1953Victoria017.jpg-
The one up top is a ’53, as you’ve also pictured. The ’52 dash is similar but lacks the elongate bezels around the controls.
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Yep. My ’54 has a number of differences. I thought ’53s were the same. Learn something new every day, kids.
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Yep, and not a lot of good pictures of that dash out there. Most, like the one I posted, are from the driver’s side, not the passenger side like Robert’s posting, and/or they’re too close up to show the controls on both sides of the column.
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The most significant difference is the apparently new for ’54 speedometer with the clear plexi dome on the back. Looks very cool, even if it always reads “0” on my car.
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What car?
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There’s apparently car somewhere in the vicinity of the legs in the above photo.
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Just keep looking – it will appear eventually. It’s a bit like those “Magic Eye” pictures that was popular a few years ago. It took me quite a few minutes to see it.
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strangely enuf, her line of vision intersects precisely with mine
Look down your shirt and spell attic.
The dash looks like a 1950-ish Oldsmobile, and the roll bar hints that it had some track time, so a “rocket” V8. Plus, Olds was a GM brand, and that’s the era when Harley Earl was fascinated by Dagmars.
http://www.misterw.com/Oldsmobile/50Oldsmobile08.jpg
It’s a Volvo. Even in the late ’50s, they were big on safety. Notice how comfortably restrained, yet properly supported the driver is. Seems they’re just making sure nothing shakes out in the event of a roll over.
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This is one of the ways Volvo tried to sell the 3-point-belt with what sells best:
http://s26.postimg.org/iqw48t7u1/Volvo_Sicherheitsgurt_1974_IMG_5567_600.jpg-
I had a girlfriend in high school who refused to wear her seat belt because she claimed it was uncomfortable on her breasts. Even then I was a car guy so we argued about it a lot.
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I can imagine that the belt isn’t always a perfect fit. During pregnancy for instance it seems worthwhile to invest in a special pregnancy belt extension. But I can’t imagine to actually not wear a belt – such a simple device with such a huge impact on safety…no.
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Yes, and she wasn’t exactly Dolly Parton, actually trending toward petite. But this was before mandatory seat belt use, and she usually wanted to sit beside me on the bench seat, so I usually gave in. My future wife (different woman) actually used a sheepskin cover for the shoulder belt because it rubbed her neck and shoulder uncomfortably.
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The sliding height adjusters for shoulder belts have helped. I’ve experienced cars where the shoulder belt would rub on my skin if I was wearing a t-shirt or tank top (wife beater). Grrrrrr.
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If it was a lap belt, she was wearing it wrong. Otherwise…
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/4367234/tiddy-bear-o.gif-
Oh, I would have so gotten her that! But it was close to forty years ago.
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A cub for her puppies?
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Isn’t there a Jaboody Dubs for this one?
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Wonder how those heels worked with the clutch?
I just stumbled across a fresh Russian post about the “Cortege”-lineup of splendid post-Soviet luxury.
There will be no production limitations – pay and you get one – and there will be a lot of different versions:
– Limousine. Length 5800-6300 mm, width of 2000-2200 mm, wheelbase 3400-3800 mm, height of 1600-1650 mm.
– Car SUV class support. Length 5300-5700 mm, width of 2000-2100 mm, wheelbase 3000-3300 mm, height of 1850-1950 mm.
– Vehicle tracking, minibus. Length 5400-5800 mm, width of 2000-2100 mm, wheelbase 3200-3500 mm, height of 1900-2200 mm.
There’s talk of 800hp engines! Hellbear?
http://img2.autonavigator.ru/pics/029/575/91163_680.jpg
http://img2.autonavigator.ru/pics/029/575/91164_680.jpg
http://img2.autonavigator.ru/pics/029/575/91165_680.jpg
http://img2.autonavigator.ru/pics/029/575/91166_680.jpg
http://www.autonavigator.ru/guides/test-drive/Cortege/Limousine/29575.html
Ha Ha Ha, look at the lack of safety devices back then! Why, she’s likely to poke somebody’s eyes out with those things!
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