The driver of the car is entering the readings in his laptop. Don't you guys know a laptop when you see one?
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1937 Suburban
The Wikipedia article shows a restored 1937 Suburban:
It has the classic lines that I've always associated with "old school" survey wagons.
1937 Suburban
> The Wikipedia article shows a restored 1937 Suburban:
> It has the classic lines that I've always associated with "old school" survey wagons.
Interesting. I hadn't realized that the Suburban was that old a model.
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I likely still hold the record for setting up a T2 in the back parking lot at my first surveying job. 14 seconds
The races were ended because one of the other guys attempted to break it but forgot to attach the instrument to the tripod, he succeeded, breaking it that is.
GMC "Carry-All"
First "truck" I worked out of was a 1959 GMC Carry-All. This was 1968. It only had one door on the driver side and two on the passenger side. I don't remember if it had the words "Carryall" on it anywhere, but that's what we called it besides the "Grey Ghost".
Here's a pic of a later model "carryall"...probably mid to late sixties.
Everything else we worked out of before that was an automobile or wagon. The 'best' one I remember was a 1962 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon...with the fake wood grain on the sides..AND a chrome luggage rack. Man, talk about "stylin...".
1937 Suburban
Now there's an awesome vehicle!
Woody Survey Chariot
Check out the rig on page 41
http://www.californiasurveyors.org/calsurveyor/CalSurv172.pdf
1937 Suburban
> The Wikipedia article shows a restored 1937 Suburban:
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> It has the classic lines that I've always associated with "old school" survey wagons.
It reminds me of the shape of old school ambulances, though I think they obscured the windows. Probably a lot of crews of different types occupied those vehicles.
Carl
Woody Survey Chariot
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GMC "Carry-All"
> First "truck" I worked out of was a 1959 GMC Carry-All. This was 1968. It only had one door on the driver side and two on the passenger side. I don't remember if it had the words "Carryall" on it anywhere, but that's what we called it besides the "Grey Ghost".
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> Everything else we worked out of before that was an automobile or wagon. The 'best' one I remember was a 1962 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon...with the fake wood grain on the sides..AND a chrome luggage rack. Man, talk about "stylin...".
That particular one is no older than the 1962 model nor any newer than the 1966 model. There were almost no cosmetic changes between those model years.
This is a 62:
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=CH0911-116424
This is a 66:
http://cars.yakaz.com/1966-suburban-for-sale