1920! A Dodge in an Oil Field

[masonjs at nrtco.net]

Old Dodges.
 I learned to drive on a 1939 Dodge 1/2 ton "Market Gardeners Special" 
 with an "F" head 6 and 3 on the floor.  It was 20 years old and I was 
12.  Later I bought a 1954 Fargo 1/2 pickup.  The drive train was the 
same as the '39 Dodge.  Apparently the Cubans are still driving some 
of these that are working on their 2nd million miles.
They were a simple thing to work on other than changing tires.  I did 
find out this while trying to change a flat one day beside the road.
The lug nuts on one side of the truck had left hand thread to prevent 
them from spinning loose while you were driving.  Some old farmer 
stopped and told a couple of profusely sweating teenagers.  "You boys 
might wanta try turnin' then nuts the other way".  he was right.   
Hell the rust had them on damn near as tight as if they were welded.
This trying to escape this -30C (-22F) weather and go to Florida has 
been delayed 2 days .  First it was the failure of the flame sensor 
thermo couple on my gas furnace and now I'm waiting on a new pressure 
regulator.

Jim