Lex Anteinternet: Does anyone here drive one of the old gassers daily?

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Does anyone here drive one of the old gassers daily?

You know, the ones that were made for leaded fuel?

1971 GMC Pickup, made just before unleaded started to come in.

I've had a lot of such vehicles over the years but in thinking about it the last one I used as a daily driver, made in 1973, I sold around 1996, just before unleaded really disappeared. I have a vehicle , an old work truck, that takes unleaded, but I don't drive it very much.

I've read various things about whether unleaded is really that necessary for these vehicles or not. Some say that after some date in the late 1960s it isn't. Some say it is.

Anyone who stops in here have any practical experience?

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Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

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