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ChiroDoc said:
Ha! I drove a 1951 Studebaker that looked almost identical to this one, including the powder blue paint.

The thing was a tank, and had no power steering, which took some strength to steer...😦

Later I had a '52 Kaiser Manhattan, which was a great car. After 2 years the timing chain broke, so I sold it to a guy for $125. Wish I still had it!!
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A Studebaker and a Kaiser? The only thing missing was a Hudson. Anyway, it's good you reminded me of the days before power steering. I seem to remember my '54 Buick had no power steering. Getting out of a parallel parking space was a battle, especially if you were tightly sandwiched in and there wasn't enough space to give it a little gas and turn the steering wheel at the same time.
 

Inept said:
A Studebaker and a Kaiser? The only thing missing was a Hudson. Anyway, it's good you reminded me of the days before power steering. I seem to remember my '54 Buick had no power steering. Getting out of a parallel parking space was a battle, especially if you were tightly sandwiched in and there wasn't enough space to give it a little gas and turn the steering wheel at the same time.
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Early on, when available, power steering my have been an option. I had a '56 Buick that had it.

Yeah, the Kaiser and Frasier automobiles were great cars. The original ads state, "Surprise her in a Kaiser, and amaze her with a Frasier." Supposedly some clever guy said, "I think I'll wait for the new Tucker."...:sneaky:
 
Inept said:
Wasn't that the most popular way (in the old films) to knock someone out before you robbed them?
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ChiroDoc said:
You might be thinking of either ether or chloral hydrate ("Mickey Finn").
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Yes that's right, ether or chloroform. Soak a rag with it and press it on someone's face, mouth, nose. But a Mickey Finn was something you dropped into someones drink, no? Ah, the good old days of knocking someone out with the butt of your pistol, slipping someone a Mickey, or a Spanish fly.
 
Inept said:
If I remember correctly, it was a sort of pastel, rainbow-coloured thing. I remember a friend of the family who had one on his newly-bought TV but thinking back on it I assumed it was just a gimmick from the TV shops that wasn't meant to actually be used while watching a program. Maybe I was wrong?
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I remember it clearly! My best friends had one covering the front of their black and white TV. It was a clear/tricolored piece of plastic that was colored in 1/3 sections. The top was blue, the center was light brown, and the bottom was green. If you had a picture on your TV of sky, land, and grass it almost worked. The rest of the time it was a distraction. Know body else I knew had one...
 
Timewise 60+ said:
I remember it clearly! My best friends had one covering the front of their black and white TV. It was a clear/tricolored piece of plastic that was colored in 1/3 sections. The top was blue, the center was light brown, and the bottom was green. If you had a picture on your TV of sky, land, and grass it almost worked. The rest of the time it was a distraction. Know body else I knew had one...
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Yes! That's right! It was just like that. It was static electricty that kept it in place on the screen. Now, let's see if you remember this ..... another one that stuck to the screen but it was clear, no colour. It was used for a specfitc children's TV show. Damned if I can remember the name of it. You drew on the thing with a black marking pen (or crayons?) by following the lines (or dots?) drawn by the cartoon figure. When it was done you could see that you make a horse or a dog or a ..... whatever.
 
Inept said:
..... another one that stuck to the screen but it was clear, no colour. It was used for a specfitc children's TV show. Damned if I can remember the name of it. You drew on the thing with a black marking pen (or crayons?) by following the lines (or dots?) drawn by the cartoon figure. When it was done you could see that you make a horse or a dog or a ..... whatever.
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Found it! "Winky Dink". I had one myself.

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