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Dannny B · 08-27-2018, 11:42 PM

I was always very mechanically minded. When we were kids, a friend put his parents '56 Caddy up on it's side in a ditch that crossd the road at a very close angle. He told me to go steal my uncle's '53 Chevy truck. I told him that I didn't know how to drive. Just GET IT. I understood perfectly, the function of the gearbox and clutch. I knew that I had to depress the clutch and move the shifter. I got it started and tried different positions on the shifter. I finally found a position that allowed me to get the truck moving in the correct direction. The steering wheel wasn't too hard to figure out. I ignored that other pedal (brakes).
We got the Caddy back on it's wheels.

08-27-2018, 11:42 PM	#424
Dannny B Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Van Nuys, California Posts: 186	Re: Post your 60-66 craigslist finds I was always very mechanically minded. When we were kids, a friend put his parents '56 Caddy up on it's side in a ditch that crossd the road at a very close angle. He told me to go steal my uncle's '53 Chevy truck. I told him that I didn't know how to drive. Just GET IT. I understood perfectly, the function of the gearbox and clutch. I knew that I had to depress the clutch and move the shifter. I got it started and tried different positions on the shifter. I finally found a position that allowed me to get the truck moving in the correct direction. The steering wheel wasn't too hard to figure out. I ignored that other pedal (brakes). We got the Caddy back on it's wheels.