On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 02:17:06AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 04/09/08 23:14, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > [snip] > > > > I have a 1965 International Harvester (aka Cornbinder) Metro-Mite > > delivery truck. It's so cool. Geared so low in first, you could pull > > stumps with it... > > Gee, ya think uber-torque is why they did that?
I don't know why frankly. It was obviously a local delivery vehicle and intended to carry some weight. This particular one was originally purchased by the USAF and used as a flight-line ambulance. They may have had special gearing requirements for it. It has a top end around 45 mph, which is fairly in line with flight-line speed limits. I don't even bother with first gear because it's just ridiculous. Nothing quite like revving that engine all the way and having the little old pedestrian lady still beat you around the corner. > > If you've got any pictures of it, throw them on the web. I'd love > to see it. I think I've got some around here. If not I'll snap some and put them up. A
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