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Originally Posted by speesh
There are a lot of factors involved, including the age of the owner, condition of the truck, driver's experience with old trucks, and much more. If you are used to driving new Cadillacs, an old truck will scare the heck out of you when it shakes, rattles and rolls down the road. If you drive on L.A. freeways, a 235 and drum brakes are probably not a good idea. On the other hand, if you live in a small town in the desert like me, it's not a problem. I drive six miles to work, never over 45 mph.
It boils down to personal freedom and whatever you want. That, to me, is the whole point of this hobby!
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Can't say it much better than that! My wife and I love driving the '55 GMC with armstrong steering, manual drum brakes, granny 4 speed, truck ride and all. She can wheel it with the best of 'em. It goes down the highway 65 mph just fine.
For me when I drive the '55 (which I do almost daily) I want to go back to 1955. When I drive my '70 GMC Jimmy (which also has 4 wheel drum brakes) I want to go back to 1971 when I got my first drivers license in it. If I were to modernized these trucks, that time machine effect would be gone. I don't care if they take us to car shows or rod runs. I just want them to take us back in time for awhile!
DAC
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1970 GMC K5 Jimmy Custom 4X4 Mom's driver from 1971 to 2001!! Under rebuild!
1972 GMC C2500 Pickup owned since 1979 Needs a rest and refurbish!
1955 GMC 100 2nd design driven almost daily!
Rest In Peace Mom. "Dolly" 7/15/23 - 5/18/09
GMC driver for 30 years!
