O.T. Biggest Pet Peeve In pre 1953...

[38 Ford Pickup]

Mine.....
Bucket Seats in Pickup trucks.............LAME.........

[GreenMonster48]

GM tilt columns. It's one thing to buy an aftermarket "GM-styled" column, but to rip one right out of a van or a Firebird and shove it in a nice car is unforgivable.

There's a REALLY nice '40 coupe in my area. Sheridan blue with a red interior. Beautiful car EXCEPT for the 1980's Firebird column in it with the Firebird wheel still on it! You have brought great shame upon yourself, sir.

[Mike51Merc]

Originally Posted by GreenMonster48

GM tilt columns. It's one thing to buy an aftermarket "GM-styled" column, but to rip one right out of a van or a Firebird and shove it in a nice car is unforgivable.

There's a REALLY nice '40 coupe in my area. Sheridan blue with a red interior. Beautiful car EXCEPT for the 1980's Firebird column in it with the Firebird wheel still on it! You have brought great shame upon yourself, sir.

Firebird steering wheels aside, is there really an aesthetic difference between a real GM column and a repro?

The thing that kills me is the column key switch. That thing HAS to go.

[GreenMonster48]

Originally Posted by Mike51Merc

Firebird steering wheels aside, is there really an aesthetic difference between a real GM column and a repro?

The thing that kills me is the column key switch. That thing HAS to go.

The chunky turn signal/tilt levers for one. The aftermarkets are a little bit easier on the eye.

[BABAR40]

Those Ninja Star chrome wheels and velour.

[LOWRIDER]

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Put me down with the GM column crowd. For that matter anything GM on a Ford.
Can someone tell me why they do it? What's wrong with a Ford unit.

[RKS.PA]

How about "top chopping" original cars.....hard to put back with just a wrench.

Dick.

[Mike51Merc]

Originally Posted by GreenMonster48

The chunky turn signal/tilt levers for one. The aftermarkets are a little bit easier on the eye.

Yeah, I agree. I guess it depends on what vintage column we're talking about. An early one (pre-1970) isn't so bad.

[41Joe]

Personally, a part of me dies when I see a 350 Chevy in place of where a nice flatty used to be.

[34PKUP]

Goofy looking blue pickups

[4t8v8]

People who gripe about the way I like my truck.

[okiedokie]

Originally Posted by 4t8v8

people who gripe about the way i like my truck.

x2!

[19Fordy]

Torque tube rear ends.
They may look cool and are traditional but they are just a pain in the neck to work on. An open drive shaft would have been one of Henry's better ideas.

[SofaKing]

Rat Rods- I am NOT talking about cars that are mechanically simplified, minimalist or even that lack chrome and shiny paint. I am talking about vehicles based upon useable parts that are needlessly butchered. The tasteless addition of 6 foot tall shifters sticking out of the roof, brass headboards for grills, sewer lids for wheels , etc, etc. I like creativity and simplification but attaching any piece of trash within reach to a vehicle is neither creative or functional. A pox on them!

[scooder]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Torque tube rear ends.
They may look cool and are traditional but they are just a pain in the neck to work on. An open drive shaft would have been one of Henry's better ideas.

Really? The closed drive line does more than one job, for an open one to work aswell as a closed, you need to add a bunch of parts. Closed is simple, well designed and the torque tube being multi functional. Easy to work on and set up compared to Dana or 9" type rear ends. And the pinion hight being half way up sucks up much less horse power that the low pinion open types.
Just wish they had pull out shafts and safety hubs (like later stuff)
One of my gripes is late rear end where an early Ford one is ment to be. Obviously my opinion,
Martin.

[robert dick]

Any thing BILLET

[48 coupe]

18 in. wheels The new thing that look like s--to me on an old car.

[48 coupe]

OOPs I'll bet my 49 plymouth [want to be] bumpers are on someones list.

[rowens55]

Smooth painted Fiberglas interiors

[CarlG]

Originally Posted by lowrider

... Anything GM on a Ford. Can someone tell me why they do it? What's wrong with a Ford unit.

A m e n !