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Old 09-24-2011, 02:19 AM   #118 (permalink)
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...I ask everyone to look back into the 60's...
Good point. Another related point is that 4x4 in the regular traffic mix was virtually unheard of AT ALL- for pickups, much less cars and SUVS- until when- late '70s? Road conditions deteriorated so much in the last forty years that 2wd suddenly wasn't good enough?
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