I hit a stump out in the woods which took out the clutch cable and brake line. I could only shift out of reverse by backing the car up a hill, stopping the engine, and then shifting while the engine was stopped. I could restart the engine in gear since it was then pointing down hill. I shifted gears using only the throttle to match the engine speed to the car speed to take any torque off the driveline. Stop lights were the most difficult. With no brakes or clutch, I had to adjust speed to reach all of the intersections with green lights. I had to run through stop signs in low gear. I was fully prepared to shut off the engine and drive into the ditch for any emergencies (which didn't happen).
Back in the days of doers.
My grandfather told me about salvaging an old water heater from a bombed out house in WWII Belgium, cutting the top of it off with thermite, and turning it into a 40 gallon coffee percolator. He said it made him real popular with his artillery battery for a while.
....and what were you doing with your girlfriend out in the woods that let you to hit that stump???? ;)
Drove 25 miles home once Glued to the bumper of the spouse because I had no headlights. Going through town and past the local law was tricky but we did it.
Drove 25 miles home once Glued to the bumper of the spouse because I had no headlights. Going through town and past the local law was tricky but we did it.