"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 05/12/14 08:42 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 08:42 AM Yeah gotta car in pieces in the garage now with a manual choke.Middle of winter on a cold morning it used to be a bloody art form getting a car to fire with out flattening the battery.I diffinitly don't miss chokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 05/12/14 08:53 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 08:53 AM Nope neither do I Or carbies for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 05/12/14 09:02 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 09:02 AM (edited) It was called a 'Stranger' on ---- some car (can't remember now) ---- when I was younger.No Don - that was the hand crank sticking out the front of the grill Edited 05/12/14 09:03 AM by Rab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbietubbie Filthy weeb Member 1,870 Member For: 11y 11m 3d Gender: Male Posted 05/12/14 09:05 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 09:05 AM Ahh! Too many euphemisms! *Explodes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 05/12/14 09:47 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 09:47 AM Quick search gave this Rab http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6YMQQjiWboMC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=choke/strangler+on+a+car&source=bl&ots=PExWSDX9_Z&sig=EOgzsxQYjSZNl_NMRaqwVsOyNPI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MH2BVJa-EsPbmgWU4IKwAg&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=choke%2Fstrangler%20on%20a%20car&f=falsefurther looking said that some car makers in the 20's and 30's called the choke a Strangler such as Rollers, Austins etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 05/12/14 09:48 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 09:48 AM IMHO the 3 biggest advances in cars since I've been driving (1981) are (in order);Reliable electronic fuel injectionRemote lock-unlockCup holders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 05/12/14 09:59 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 09:59 AM CD player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 05/12/14 10:06 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 10:06 AM electric motor controled Windscreen Wipers.I remember having to rev the FJ to get the wipers to work.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 05/12/14 10:13 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 10:13 AM Nothing beats a sparkling pretty coloured poop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/122801892/glitter-pills?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=glitter+pill&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 05/12/14 10:34 AM Share Posted 05/12/14 10:34 AM ^^^Just in time for xmas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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