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3-6-21: Drove the Meadowbrook to work all week. Took it to the car wash today and got all the salt off. Cruised around town for a while. LOTS of people out in their yards drinking beer and visiting. Got a few waves. Photo is enhanced, giving my car a sheen it doesn't really possess. ?
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Looking good man! Great to see you out and about having fun. That's such a nice car. Thanks for sharing ?
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I just viewed it Gary. Fix what you need to and get it out on the road! Can you post some pics for us??
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Congrats on getting it home. Looks like its in better shape than my 51 Meadowbrook, which is a daily driver. Fire it up and go! ?
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Congrats! I have a '48 one ton. I'll be keeping an eye on your posts ?
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Sit and think about it, and don't make any hasty decisions. But whatever you decide we will support you!
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Some of the gouges in the trunk are pretty deep. I'm thinking it had to be backed underneath something in order for it to push the metal down like it did. I don't think something dropping on it could have put the deep gouges in there. Never thought I'd be so proud of a bunch of gouges in my trunk! ?
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Forgot a couple pics. The trunk gouges remain a mystery. But the original owner's daughter told me about the front bumper being smashed in. Her mom went to move the car in the late 50s and lost control and hit a stump in the yard. She never drove again according to the daughter who was 75 when I talked to her last. She said her dad was super pissed!
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Rest assured fellas, if it was a nice car I wouldn't dare drive it in the winter salt and slush. It's just going to keep aging gracefully. It's the big 70 now!!
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Holes....?
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Bumper pushed into fender and rust on fender in front of passenger door.
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Banged up trim and more rust
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Rustola galore...
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I've said it before, my camera somehow makes it look nice. The rockers are shot, there's big holes below the tail lights, the fenders are rusty, there's holes in the floorboards and trunk, there's a series of gouges in the trunk lid, the front bumper is smashed into the body, etc. But I don't worry about it getting any worse! ?
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Alright, you can come in...? I backed it in just because I like looking at it! ?
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2-25-21: Can I come in? Well... maybe.
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A bit frosty tonight!
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2-24: Drove into work with the window down today. Almost 40° and sunny! Shop door is open. ?
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2-23-21: Too tired after work to maneuver the Meadowbrook into the garage in our crowded alley. Guess it'll just have to sit outside tonight ?
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Looking out the big shop door. The Meadowbrook looks a little lonely. Wish I could leave work right now and go cruising ?
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The problem with new vehicles is they're too complicated and you can't work on them. At least they're too complicated for me and I can't work on them. So when anything happens you have to take it in for service. Which maybe is okay unless you own an EcoDiesel! ? Our Dodge minivan is a nice car don't get me wrong fellas. It's got good power and hauls us wherever we want. It's just terrible in the snow though. And I'll always prefer the Meadowbrook!
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It's funny in the winter time the stares I get driving the Meadowbrook. Probably because of the salt on the roads and the thought that something like this would never start in cold weather. But I've proven it will start up in -33° F, and the car was rusted out decades before I ever owned it. Drive on!!
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Heading out for work. At least I know I won't be slip sliding around in that stupid van ?
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Absolutely!
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2-22-21: 34F and sunny feels much warmer! 1951 Meadowbrook: darn good in the snow. 2019 Dodge minivan with traction control: terrible in the snow. You wouldn't believe how terrible. Like I've said before, technology my *ss!
