slusher Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Oilfield Dodge 1920- Unbelievablehttp://www.youtube.com/embed/nq2jY1trxqg?rel=0
Tom Geiger Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 That's a cool video I've seen before. Shows how tough those old cars had to be since there weren't a lot of finished roads back then. I'll bet that Dodge hosed it off and sold it as a new car!
Ridgeback Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 That is pretty amazing. You just know that an X5 or ML wouldn't get down the first street in that film.
cobraman Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Now that was cool ! Love when it tips over. How many vehicles now could do the same thing that old car did ?
gtx6970 Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 That was a pretty neat video, I've not seen that one before. Thanks
disabled modeler Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 We own a 4x4 pickup old mid 80s and it would have trouble doing that....very cool.
bbowser Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 They don't build them like that anymore! Some pretty skillful driving also.
uncle potts Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Them boys were just plain nuts! They drove that thing everywhere. When they tipped it over, then rolled it over on it's roof then back on its wheels, then drove it off, absolutely amazing.
pharoah Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 I wouldn't want to walk through that ,let alone drive a car through it. Amazing. Try that with a Neon.
Harry P. Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 I really don't understand how those cars back then could do that! Two wheel drive, skinny little tires with no grip... yet they could go where a modern 4x4 would have trouble keeping up with them. Why is that??? How is is that a "low tech," simple as an anvil car back 100 years ago could outperform a modern vehicle?
cobraman Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Maybe the narrow tires are the answer ?????
JM485 Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 They definitely don't build them like that any more. Try that with your new truck and see what happens.
1930fordpickup Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 These cars were very light back in the day . The 20 and 22 inch wheels were common, this gives you good ground clearance. They were geared a bit like a farm truck , and they were built to be able to twist and move when they were drove.
charlie8575 Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 I really don't understand how those cars back then could do that! Two wheel drive, skinny little tires with no grip... yet they could go where a modern 4x4 would have trouble keeping up with them. Why is that??? How is is that a "low tech," simple as an anvil car back 100 years ago could outperform a modern vehicle? These cars were very light back in the day . The 20 and 22 inch wheels were common, this gives you good ground clearance. They were geared a bit like a farm truck , and they were built to be able to twist and move when they were drove. I suspect both those things came into factor. The light weight combined with the skinny tires that tend to concentrate the weight in a small area (as opposed to distribute it), were probably what allowed those cars to do such amazing things. Very fun video to watch. Thanks, Carl.
Ridge Rider Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Nice , looks like an advertisement of the times but with no tv maybe a dealer promo for commercial fleet sales? Either way pretty impressive for the vehicle it is.
jas1957 Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 That's some serious mud, makes you appreciate solid pavement.
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