Old stuff

[Shonandb]

CB's were too expensive when I was growing up so we would hang out around the HAM radio and listen and talk to people across the Pond mainly, but a number of other places too. No pics though as I moved away at 19 so just memories.
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76 Westy with a 2.5L Subaru SOHC + Vanagon (010) Automatic Transaxle
Build & Trip Thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=758760
Previous 1973 Panel Bus:
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[KTPhil]

The last time I used my CB was after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. So many bridges and roads were out or crowded for months, but listening to the truckers gave me the best routes at any moment.
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Current Fleet:
- '71 Fastback
- '69 Westfalia
Retired:
- '67 Beetle
- '65 Beetle (x2)
- '65 Bus
- '71 Squareback

[Emily's Owner]

I have my Aunt Trish's Zenith Trans-Oceanic Shortwave Radio - we used it for years up on Mt. Hood. It was amazing the places we could pick up.

The cabin was sold (and torn down. old log cabins aren't as cool as 4000 sqft ski palaces).

The SW doesn't work so well down on the flats, but there's a shop called Burlingame TV & Repair that's been in business for 70+ years that refurbished it quite easily (needed a new tube) - another cool old thing.
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Xargaret

ITMC - OG Den Mother

What (and I cannot stress this enough) The Actual Fuck?!

1974 Transporter
2025 Subaru Outback

[scottyrocks]

Everything's better with Blue Bonnet on it.
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“If you care for a thing long enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn't it? Mending old things, preserving them, looking after them – on some level there's no rational grounds for it.”
– D. Tartt, 'The Goldfinch'

[KTPhil]

[jinx758]

My CB was basic but had a buddy that had "upper/lower sideband". On cloudy nights we'd chat with others in Florida.

Next door neighbor growing up - his father had HAM radio set up in a converted room. Lots of dials, switches, & vacuum tubes with the 3pole triangular antenna mast.Very eye opening being a kid & being escorted in there (no kids allowed without parental escort) & owner had a Cheshire Cat grin everytime. Easy to get up on their roof. He kept in touch during weather disasters - esp Hurricane Celia which almost wiped Corpus Christi, Tx off the map circa 1970. I was three & remember the eye passing over the house.
They also had EVERY piece of Tupperware.
From the huge party bowl to the popsicle mold & everything in between.

"I can't believe it's not butter"
Actually scared me with that clap of thunder whenever that ad aired.

Adjoining houses had figs, peaches, grapefruit, loquat, honeysuckle, & pomegranate. Some days our blood sugar had to be 600. lol

Gentle blessings ... stay safe

jinx

PS :
I met Clara Peller in Austin, Tx (1987) at an HEB promoting National Beef Week.
"WHERE'S THE BEEF " ? ! !
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" It's not valuable unless you learn something from an experience. " Henry Ford

It's not unlike the same difference ...

My Craigslist rescued 100 footer :
1971 Standard Bug
1776cc dual port
034 distributor
38mm EGAS Carburetor

[67rustavenger]

These weren't dangerous at all for a 60's kid.

Vintage Chemistry Sets
I had this one and I'm apparently still here.
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I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!

There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!
2003 Astrovan? GFYS again, Xevin!

[Cusser]

[KTPhil]

The set we played with as kids included saltpeter, charcoal, sulfer... no danger there!
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Current Fleet:
- '71 Fastback
- '69 Westfalia
Retired:
- '67 Beetle
- '65 Beetle (x2)
- '65 Bus
- '71 Squareback

[67rustavenger]

[zerotofifty]

I had a Gilbert Chemistry set. And not far from my house was Peninsula Scientific, which sold all sorts of chemicals, glassware, microscopes and such, kids could pop their money on the counter and buy just about anything.

A while ago for my work I went to a lab supply place to buy some glassware, they required a driver license ID cause the law says that they must require it, cause of drug labs using it to make illegal stuff. Criminals spoil everything.

Now days some one under 18 cant even purchase a can of spray paint, and forget about being ten years old and filling up a gallon can of gasoline at the service station for your lawn mowing job, most service stations wont allow that either.

Criminals, lawyers and nanny laws ruin life
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Sorry About That Chief.

Give Peace a Chance.

Words to live by.

[zerotofifty]

Here is a WW2 era short wave receiver, it is fully functional. I used to listen to broadcasts from around the world at night on this thing, via 50 foot long aerial strung up on a redwood tree. Radios such as this, along with the head set seen were used in American bombers during that war.

The Bug on top of the radio is a metal toy that I have had for a while

That radio was found at a dump near Tucson Arizona, (not far from the AirForce airplane bone yard) My uncle found a pile of them, these radios were being tossed out of an Air Force truck, and each one was hit with a sledge hammer, but two didnt get hit, so my uncle took them home, they had the vacuum tubes removed before being dumped. My Dad got them from Uncle, and he bought the needed tubes, and made it work, He did this some fifty years ago or so. I spent a lot of time listening to broadcasts on it.

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Sorry About That Chief.

Give Peace a Chance.

Words to live by.

[Malokin Martin]

[zerotofifty]

[Shonandb]

[Xevin]

[zerotofifty]

Scotch. I consider being thrifty a good trait.
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Sorry About That Chief.

Give Peace a Chance.

Words to live by.

[Shonandb]

[NJ John]

I had that exact chemistry set. It was a hand me down from my uncle. As we’re all my dangerous sharp metal toys. A kid from down the street wanted to play with the chemicals. He took a cap off, blew inside and got some chemical in his eyes. He freaked out crying and ran home.
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
https://www.youtube.com/@AirSpooledGarage

[KTPhil]

The original Erector Set had an AC motor that could easily slice off a finger if you made a guillotine-like configuration. Later changes to a battery 12V wimpy motor.

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Current Fleet:
- '71 Fastback
- '69 Westfalia
Retired:
- '67 Beetle
- '65 Beetle (x2)
- '65 Bus
- '71 Squareback