So like in 'Life on Mars' you go back in time, but in your

[Fort Jefferson]

DervVW said:

Fort Jefferson said:

I was there, and managed well enough with out all the modern stuff.

But would you like to go back? Now as you are?

Thats a tricky one.

But I wish I'd have been born 20 years earlier, and be dead by now. I much prefered the 60's 70's and 80's than anything since.

[Riley Blue]

1964? My 1963 Riley 1.5 would be delighted and so would I provided I didn't have my present medical problems.

[steviegunn]

My Hyundai Coupe wouldn't work but I could sell it to Pininfarina so they could use it to base a new design for Ferrari on (on the understanding I get a free one), as I manage projects I'm sure I could find something constructive to do, plus the added benefit of not having to use Microsoft Project to do it.

[longshot]

The main problem with taking a modern car back to the 60s (apart from fuel) would be it managing to survive for more than 1 day.
Due to modern brakes being vastly superior, the first time you came to a halt in a time that we now consider normal, you would end up with a period car careering into the back of you.

Also, the acceleration speeds of period cars being so poor, being in traffic would be incredibly frustrating.

What would you do when the battery ran out in your key fob?

Would a modern car fit in a 1960s carpark space I wonder?

[43034]

My 9-5 wouldn't work for the reasons above and it's my only car.

I could walk to work though as I don't live too far away. My job would still exist as I work in a steelworks. It'd be better working there then, than today actually!!

Edited by 43034 on Sunday 5th January 12:43

[Dave Hedgehog]

I hate to think with 1960s oil would do to a modern high tolerance engine, 120bhp/ltr engines will not do so well i think

still the police could not catch you

[DervVW]

So sell the car tech and live off the profits.

[DKS]

2 of my our cars have carbs and adjustable timing, so the fuels not a problem. My GTE can run on 4 star, too.
I think tyres that fit the wheels exist, but may be silly sizes? 14 or 15".

They'd be all spooked by the efficiency of the wipers and heaters! Hah.

[Parabola]

A photographer with an MGB.
I reckon I'd get by!

[Mr2Mike]

Asterix said:

Vaud said:

I thought leaded would work in cars, it would just trash the catalyst?

I think everything would get gummed/coked up.

If by "everything" you mean the oxygen sensor(s) and the catalyst then you could be correct. It would likely cause an error code to be raised at some stage, and it would not longer meet 2014 emissions requirements but the engine itself would still run.

[scarble]

Binning cat and lambda sensor -> runs in open loop
What other problems? plugs, injectors?
Not sure 80s emissions testers would be bothered by MIL light or emissions.

Job would be very much the same, possibly get easier, if a little more dangerous, this video shows how they did things back in the day..
Around 1:01:00, clambering over a prototype engine doing 10k. At least they've got ear defenders on.
http://youtu.be/HjvgmfPoJ5M?t=1h60s
Interesting video for anyone who's a bit

Edited by scarble on Sunday 5th January 16:10

[aeropilot]

As has been pointed out the car would be useless....

I'd have no problem doing my job in 1964 though, as it would be just as it was when I first trained to do it over 30 years ago before the advent of IT.... in fact it would be a joy and pleasure to go back and do it the 'proper' way again

[hairykrishna]

I could probably run my 190D for a little while. Supra would be harder.

Fairly irrelevant though as my job is experimental physicist. Within a couple of years I'd be on the way to several Nobel prizes, renowned as one of the greatest thinkers to have ever lived and rich enough to fill my garage with a selection of interesting 60's machines.

[MGZRod]

I'd do a small bank job, the Nissan isn't the most practice but I'm sure I could fill it up with a few stacks a nd dissapear rather briskly before running out of fuel. I'd then sell the car for the tech on it and live a comfy life until I croak. Job done.

[walsh]

Can't imagine I would be selling much flash storage in 1964.. Total change in job would be required.

Pretty sure the Bm wouldn't enjoy the petrol, but assuming you could convert it to run properly, it would be hilariously fast in comparison.

What was the fastest car on uk roads in '64?

[deltashad]

No problem for me, cars were cheap back then. You could buy a Ferrari 250 GTO for about 50 quid.
I'd me minted inventing stealing old inventions.

Women knew their limits back then too.

[thatdude]

Everyone flips their st in the middle of winter when I come out in the morning for work and turn the key, firing the engine up like it was a warm summer day. Everyone else is struggling with their carbs.

Biggest problem would probably be lack of correct grade oil and getting suitable tyres. Although I'm sure if a company took my car in and took a look at everything automotive tech would advance very quickly!

I'm a phd graduate of chemistry, so i expect i could find a nice job as a synthetic chemist. I'd "invent" flash column chromatography and viagra.

Edited by thatdude on Sunday 5th January 16:55

[Tango13]

Slightly o/t but imagine the shock if you took a modern sportsbike or HGV back to 1964?

[XJ Flyer]

I'd probably easily get a job at Jaguar when I turn up with the car that they're going to be putting into production in 7 years time and I've already modified it with the bigger V12 that they won't have in production until the 1990's and a manual box instead of an auto and there's no speed limit on the M1 yet.lol

[tomtom]

My car didn't exist and neither did my field of work.

But, as it's a Ferrari, I'm sure I could swan off to the south of France and marry into money. A different class of people owned them back then, not poor people like me.