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Originally Posted by 101Volts
Earlier on this date I drove Boxy to a grocery store and back and it's close to a 26 mile trip, Two ways. I went as slow as 25 and even 20 MPH some times when going up hills, Accelerating up to 55 on some down-slopes emulating Diesel Dave's driving according to what I know about it (Part of which is: Keep the driving between 25 and 40 MPH; Accelerate to 40 and glide to 25 and then accelerate again.) I'll say this: Driving at 35 MPH is relaxing. There isn't a race going on, I just enjoy the ride and I do wave people on.
I'll also say that I can see why people drove cars made in the 1950s and 1960s so slow at times, Considering the windshields didn't have any tint to them and car accidents could be "Worse than meat at a slaughterhouse." I was driving home west-bound with the sun in my face and couldn't see without using the visor.
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I remember driving my grandmothers '66 Chevy Biscayne. 4 door, 6 cylinder, auto, no power steering, no power brakes (yes on a car that big). No tinted windshield. It was one of the first cars I ever drove so the size didn't seem too bad but driving into the sun was horrible. Sunglasses were mandatory in that car lol.