I grew up around many people who lived through WW2 rationing, and the Great Depression. They were a whole different group of people, compared to us later generations! They were extremely thrifty where we are extremely wasteful.
@@autochronicles8667 Rationing seems to work fairly well. During WW2 when rubber became scarce tires were extremely rationed. Quite often people would cut the back of their old car off, into a makeshift pickup. Because trucks were allowed more tires in a given period than passenger cars. That just goes to show that some people will find a way no matter what, while others were happy to do what they could for the Country.
My parents lived through WWII - literally. They saw it with their oen eyes. They knew what it was like to go hungry. When they emigrated to the US in 1949, my father vowed he would eat whatever was put in front of him, no questions asked. He kept that promise, too.
@@8avexp My Dad was a Sargent in WW2. He saw a lot of fighting in the Pacific and in Europe. The only thing he would refuse to eat was Spam, because while on the front fighting all they had for rations, for months at a time was Spam.
Kids can't drive a manual they're watching this and saying what the hell is a carburetor air filter adjust valves they couldn't start one of these cars in the middle of the winter if they had to
I'll bet there are lots of people watching this who are thinking, what's a choke? I learned to drive on a carbureted vehicle that my father and I converted to a hand choke when the butterfly valve wouldn't open after repeatedly tapping the accelerator. Made a huge difference. And my '69 AMX has a hand choke on it. I still remember how to use it.
The 1953 Chevrolet I learned to drive in had an automatic choke. You would set it by pushing the accelerator to the floor, then start the engine. It would idle fast until the engine warmed up and then it would slow down again.
1962 and 63 Ford Falcon, 1963 Ford Fairlane wagon all 170 c.i. 6 cylinder all with hand choke and yes there were times I would forget to push it in to open it up😊😊
A few points to add for anyone looking to use this advice in 2024; - 45 psi or whatever's printed on the sidewall as max pressure for fuel economy. - Slow stops are even more effective! Modern cars' ECUs will shut fuel off to the injectors and open all the valves to run the engine as an air pump under deceleration. Same thing applies to downhill. And that's just on a pure gas/IC car - EVs and more sophisticated hybrids have regenerative braking which runs the motor as a generator and puts power into the battery.
Pleeease don't pump up your tires so hard!!! Always look at the car manufacturer's recommended pressure for a fully loaded car and add 0,2 to 0,4 bar at the most! An overinflated tire will wear out very fast and it extremely(!) impedes the braking ability!!
I owned a Russian "Ural" truck many years ago. It was a 25 ton monster with a crane mounted on it. Powered by a humongous V8 gasoline engine. That thing used about 200litres of gas per 100km which almost equals one gallon per mile....
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I own 4 old cars that all have chokes and carburetors and the ultimate anti-theft device called a clutch pedal.
The newest car I've owned was from 1996. All but one were manual; I'll never buy another automatic if I have any choice. :)
For me as an European that sounds really funny. At least 90% of the cars here are still manual.
Yes my parents were very demanding that we waste as little of anything we had as possible.
I grew up around many people who lived through WW2 rationing, and the Great Depression. They were a whole different group of people, compared to us later generations! They were extremely thrifty where we are extremely wasteful.
Yeah I wonder if people during a war would actually not be selfish and stop driving crazy in order to help the war effort.
@@autochronicles8667 Rationing seems to work fairly well. During WW2 when rubber became scarce tires were extremely rationed. Quite often people would cut the back of their old car off, into a makeshift pickup. Because trucks were allowed more tires in a given period than passenger cars. That just goes to show that some people will find a way no matter what, while others were happy to do what they could for the Country.
My parents lived through WWII - literally. They saw it with their oen eyes. They knew what it was like to go hungry. When they emigrated to the US in 1949, my father vowed he would eat whatever was put in front of him, no questions asked. He kept that promise, too.
@@8avexp My Dad was a Sargent in WW2. He saw a lot of fighting in the Pacific and in Europe. The only thing he would refuse to eat was Spam, because while on the front fighting all they had for rations, for months at a time was Spam.
@@larrynason8716 My aunt remembered having shredded wheat for breakfast for months at a stretch in DP camp.
Love these home front films from WW2.
Kids can't drive a manual they're watching this and saying what the hell is a carburetor air filter adjust valves they couldn't start one of these cars in the middle of the winter if they had to
I'll bet there are lots of people watching this who are thinking, what's a choke? I learned to drive on a carbureted vehicle that my father and I converted to a hand choke when the butterfly valve wouldn't open after repeatedly tapping the accelerator. Made a huge difference. And my '69 AMX has a hand choke on it. I still remember how to use it.
@@8avexp My 67 Camaro has a manual choke. P.S. 69 AMX, cool car. 👍👍
The 1953 Chevrolet I learned to drive in had an automatic choke. You would set it by pushing the accelerator to the floor, then start the engine. It would idle fast until the engine warmed up and then it would slow down again.
@@glennso47 My father's '53 Pontiac Chiefatin had an automatic choke. His '50 Chevy DeLuxe OTOH had a hand choke and a hand throttle.
1962 and 63 Ford Falcon, 1963 Ford Fairlane wagon all 170 c.i. 6 cylinder all with hand choke and yes there were times I would forget to push it in to open it up😊😊
@@johnwelsh4054 Your first clue is, why is it still idling so fast?:)
My grandparents remember the rasheing
Kids can't drive a manual and they're watching this saying what the hell what's a carburetor
Where do I plug in my phone
The smarter the car,
The dumber the driver. XD
Carburetors are like pasta, bread, and potatoes.
@@gm12551The cigarette lighter, aka that round hole in the dash😁
Yup. I'm 77. The last time I drove a manual, I was so out of practice, plus it was an unfamiliar car, that I stalled the engine 4 times in 20 minutes.
A few points to add for anyone looking to use this advice in 2024;
- 45 psi or whatever's printed on the sidewall as max pressure for fuel economy.
- Slow stops are even more effective! Modern cars' ECUs will shut fuel off to the injectors and open all the valves to run the engine as an air pump under deceleration. Same thing applies to downhill. And that's just on a pure gas/IC car - EVs and more sophisticated hybrids have regenerative braking which runs the motor as a generator and puts power into the battery.
Pleeease don't pump up your tires so hard!!! Always look at the car manufacturer's recommended pressure for a fully loaded car and add 0,2 to 0,4 bar at the most!
An overinflated tire will wear out very fast and it extremely(!) impedes the braking ability!!
That's an auto-generated voice. Read the title backwards, doesn't pause for punctuation, etc.
Yeah there is no record for this one... lol and you caught the reverse title :)
0:04 “Gallons Per Miles More” 😂 Really?
Please at least check your AI first. 😂
It’s “More Miles Per Gallon”. 😝
You're the second to catch it :) I used AI to make the voice because there was no record, and I didn't think you wanted to read the screen :)
I owned a Russian "Ural" truck many years ago. It was a 25 ton monster with a crane mounted on it. Powered by a humongous V8 gasoline engine. That thing used about 200litres of gas per 100km which almost equals one gallon per mile....