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I agree. Back in the mid 70s and early 80s who would have thunk these cars would be worth what they are today. Larry, the 70 Cuda convertible...the guy selling it talked me into buying it rather than a hard top that I wanted. At the time no one wanted a convertible. If I remember in 1980 I paid $3000 for it (base 383 4bbl, 4spd, manual top, AM radio, rallye wheels, and no other options). I flew to Salt Lake City, guy picked me up at the airport with the Cuda, drove to his place, paid for the car, and drove it to where I lived in Peoria. Sold it a couple years later for the same price. Each car has a story but at the time, either needed the money or something new caught my eye (pickups, SUVs, snowmobiles, garden tractors, farm tractors, wifey, etc.). The nicest car was the 1975 Cordoba (bought new) but I wish I still had either the 70 Cuda vert, 73 Cuda 340, or 74 Road Runner GTX.

I would not trust Walmart filters either. The filter may be good quality today and lower quality tomorrow. Walmart seeks the cheapest supplier and buys a set quantity from them. Then when the contract expires, they may be supplied by another OE (i.e. cheapest bidder and it could be Fram). Stay with a known good quality filter brand (Mack, Donaldson, Baldwin, or WIX/NAPA). I say there is usually a reason why an item is cheaper. A quality filter goes hand in hand with a quality lubricant.

The only time I have my cell phone turned on is if I am expecting a call or when I want to make a call. I have voice mail so if someone tries to contact me and the phone is not on, leave a message. As for "scam" calls, I get more scam calls on my cell phone than I do on the land line (land line has NOMOROBO). I have over 100 numbers in my cell phone blocked list and get at least one scam call a day. If I don't recognize a number I do not answer and it gets blocked if no message. I had my smart phone over a year and I can count on one hand the number of pics (1) and texts (3) that I did. Wifey is the same way, only turns the phone on if making a call. She wanted a smartphone so she could text. I told her she would have to learn how to text on her own. To this day I don't think she has sent one text message. My saying is: phones are for talking, cameras are for taking pictures, and computers are for internet/email. Wifey and I were at a nice restaurant on Saturday night. A group of high school students came in. Must have been a dance as they were all dressed in their best (as best as it gets these days), The guys were talking among themselves and the girls were all on their smartphones. Many adults are the same way, I see women in the grocery store talking on their phone while shopping. One thing (and there are many more) that bugs me, there was a lady the other day checking out and was talking on her phone. If I was the clerk I would have nicely asked the lady to put the phone down or step aside until she was done. As she walked out the door she was still babbling on the phone. What did we do without cell phones?

Wish I had some of my early vehicles back: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383 4spd 1973 Plymouth Duster 340 auto 1970 Plymouth Super Bird 440+6 auto 1970 Plymouth Cuda Convert 383 4spd 1973 Plymouth Cuda 340 4spd w/ac 1974 Plymouth Road Runner GTX 440 auto w/ac 1975 Chevy Monza 2+2 with 4.3L V8 auto a/c POS 1976 Plymouth Volare 360 2bbl loaded with options but qualityless even my 1975 Chrysler Cordoba 360 with Corinthian leather bucket seats - nice ride still have my late brother's 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme 350 4bbl auto that is not running (43K miles)

Tom, Don't make a special trip but the next time you go by, get the phone number then I can call for info and price. Thanks!

Tom, What do you know about the R? Phone number? Thanks!

Congrats on 42 years and a new tractor. Have a swingin' time!

Ref. Deere - I think all the Diesels are Yanmar. The gassers could be one of several OEs (Kaw, B&S, Kohler). Best to look at the specs for the specific model to determine the engine OE. I think the CVT transmissions are from Japan. Deere uses a lot of Japan made components in their UTV and L&G products but the machines are assembled in USA. P.S. Something about plain Norma - me thinks she may be "hot" in bed....sorry not politically correct.

Deere builds their own UTVs.

Textron https://www.equipmentworld.com/cat-to-enter-utv-market-through-partnership-with-textron/

Paul, Happy Birthday and many more. Hope you had an enjoyable day.

David, Happy Birthday and many more. Hope you had a great day.

Those dates are correct.

Anyone heard from Vlad since January 10th?

Rick, Happy Birthday and many more. Enjoy your day!

What is Facebook?!?!?!? A book with a face? I said it before and I will say it again "I have more important things to do even if it is nothing!"

Happy New Year OD and everyone on BMT! Wishing everyone a healthy and safe 2018.

Herby, Happy Birthday and many more. Enjoy your day and stay inside where it is warm. Have dad and Doug keep the fire going and handle any road calls!

Mike, Happy Birthday and many more. Enjoy your day!

Last I knew, Mack oil is supplied by Mobil (Delvac). I don't think they changed suppliers. Chevron and Shell have been trying to get Mack's business for many years but have not succeeded (to my knowledge). But remember, just because an oil is supplied by a particular company does not mean it is the same oil. The engine OE can specify a different formulation compared to "off the shelf" brands. Important things to note...correct viscosity grade and API credentials.

Tom, Good knowing you are okay. Always enjoy seeing your "road trip" pics (wish there were some Winfall wimmin here in central PA). BTW, the JD4420 combine is worth some money if it is in good condition. On a side note to Yardo...the Nunnery in Canton, OH closed...a sad day for tutors. How are we to maintain our certification?

That picture was likely taken at the Mack Engineering Center with an engineer. I think technicians wore work uniforms. Don S. would likely know where the picture was taken and the guy in the picture. Back in the day, if you were an engineer you wore a white shirt with tie, dress slacks, and had a sport coat or suit coat handy for meetings. Too bad that is not the dress code at corporations anymore. Everything has to be "casual". When I was still working some people looked like they just got out of bed (or hadn't been there yet). And at the risk of offending females....females were usually the worst offenders. End of rant! BTW, nice pics!

Swishy, One for each hand and one for the mouth. Talk about lucky! But difficult to motorboat. Just sayin'

OD is probably on a secret mission.

Yardo....Randy, Happy Birthday and many more. Enjoy your day!