RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Know nothing of Nash trucks, fill me in?
Some old Photos for your enjoyment
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RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
An original environmentalist! Unless it stops raining, water power will be here forever. 40% of the US hydroelectric power is generated in Washington State.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
That is one of nine on the Columbia and five on the Snake. There is only about 20 miles of free flowing water in the US on the Columbia, all the rest is backed up behind hydro dams.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
That was "The Dalles" Dam and you cross the river just below it. It is the second largest generation dam on the Columbia, behind Grand Coulee. Below the dam is the wind surfing capitol of the world. In the summer thousands of folks go there for the constant easterly winds and the westward flowing river.
Nash trucks 4 wheel drive used in WWI. Nash is interesting. First 4 wheel drive, first wet sleeve block (british standard 'fergeson' motor - TR-2), first closed body heating and ventilation, first unibody, first in-dash AC (Kelvinator), first 'shell' bearings, first major production overhead cam, first wind tunnel design body. Think of the bubble porche and the 'Thing' VW. Interesting lesson, first's don't make a lot of $ from 'first'. Did keep the company in business for 60 years.
Morgan front suspension is another unusual thing - keeps unsprung weight down so wheels follow the road better - but can't compensate for camber.
Nissan (maybe toyo too) use a semi-wet sleeve Al casting with steel sleeves. Crosley kinda did too.
Morgan front suspension is another unusual thing - keeps unsprung weight down so wheels follow the road better - but can't compensate for camber.
Nissan (maybe toyo too) use a semi-wet sleeve Al casting with steel sleeves. Crosley kinda did too.
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JonB
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My friend Jana is a budding Photographer (a retirement passion). She posts a lot of her wildlife photos. She also has another hobby, and that is recovering vintage photos and slides, then posts them. She recently posted a series of recovered slides, three were from someone's Kansas hunting trip. The other two were not very striking, but this one was, I thought I'd share it here. Jana thought 1950s, I suspect a later date.
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
A hand pump and gravity, can't get much simpler than that.
Speaking of gravity: There is a rather long and fairly steep hill separating two local bayside towns from the one that is on the ocean. My father told my how, even the '30s, there were still cars that had to drive the hill in reverse, because they had gravity fed carburetors and gas tanks located at the rear of the car.
Speaking of gravity: There is a rather long and fairly steep hill separating two local bayside towns from the one that is on the ocean. My father told my how, even the '30s, there were still cars that had to drive the hill in reverse, because they had gravity fed carburetors and gas tanks located at the rear of the car.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Those old Plymouths could take a beating!
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Hood ornament made me think it was a Plymouth.
