pete black
Well-known Member
been a few posts concerning tire irons, lug wrenches and jacks. wonder how many younger folks realize what it took to change/repair a flat in the fifties. my dad never got in a vehicle unless he checked all four tires for roundness. most roads where still unpaved, nylon ply tires with limited tread made for interesting flats, combine that with few service stations open after normal work hours and you really had to be flat tire savvy. when i purchased my old 52 chevy pickup there were four critical items stored under the seat: screw jack with folding operating rod, four way lug wrench with one flatened end for removing hub cap, tire irons for removing tire from rim and a a piece of scrap 2x6 for placing under the jack. accessing the jack under the seat would be a puzzle now of days for most folks, then there is the placement of the jack under the vehicle for raising. slope, mud, gravel roads were all a factor in the placement. then there were those bumper jacks, a whole other animal and not even mentioning the repair of the flat tire/tube.