78 Malibu in service as rural mail car
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With something that custom hand-built you make it last!
AZjeff
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And the guy is safety conscious with those pipes keeping his big fingers out of the steering pulley & belt. 
Those are farmer hands!And the guy is safety conscious with those pipes keeping his big fingers out of the steering pulley & belt.
Owen Lucas
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A real trooper. Kudos to his ingenuity and dedication!
That's awesome. That car doesn't owe him nothing. Love it
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Wait, What??? Is that postmaster approved?
Almost more impressive than the right-hand-drive conversion job, is what appears to be his homemade brown paint that he smeared all over the outside.
Almost more impressive than the right-hand-drive conversion job, is what appears to be his homemade brown paint that he smeared all over the outside.
Post Office motor, Post Office brakes, Post Office Tires.....doesn't have the same ring to it.
I’d love to see the reaction if that was pulled in for a state inspection!
In a head-on collision that setup would cause some major pain.
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I wonder how many miles are on it? That Warrior box on the floor looks like a new set of drill bits in case he needs to add another guage or customize the dash panel a little more. It's not busy enough they way it is haha. I bet that car has paid for itself many time over.
With GM's patented "one finger" power steering I have no concerns.
The carrier that retired here drove the Chrysler mini vans. Had them converted to left hand drive. They lasted forever. Must have had good transmissions. Probably 4 or 5 over 20 years or more. The carriers now have some pretty rig up jalopies though. The Gov says they want to go all electric for the rural carrier and provide the vehicles. The carriers just LOL when they hear that.
Why? Delivery fleets are probably a great way to test electric vehicles in the real world.
The rural route is pretty rough. Probably 150 miles a day and especially this time of year with cold and snow.
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