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Dom, you don't have to change anything to your wiring, just clean all connections and that will probably give you allready a lot of improvement, and on top of that replacement 6volt LED bulbs are readily available from several vendors. There have been several post here on the 'new' forum and some on...

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That worked out pretty good Rich ! WOW

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I could go on and on and on

There are sooo many great shorts on Yuchtube, there is no end.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rp0ekf3CQ

Enjoy !

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Some more aero engined wheeled wonders from Goodwood on youtube :

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyDKl-IYVg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ks2e_pjasQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qTFYSNdtGKA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FwRN_EZruHQ

Enjoy !

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Only one unrecognisable Ford Special but loads of amazing machines, and drivers with huge 'cohones' who wrestle their cars around the last bends before the finish, all pre war and brass era machines driven to the max. from pint size cyclecars to aero engined behemoths and a 'gagle' of Bugatti's to b...

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Thanks for the article John, loved it, specially one sentence; in the first page third row two lines from the bottom : a car that was described as... "chiefly engine and smell" that gave me a good chuckle !

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Thats a great item and very rare i imagine, but the price?

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I thought it would lighten up the day for some of you guys

I have a soft spot myself for those "Voiturettes" although i like the big engined racers of the day the best..

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A French Pathé film about a early road race of 400 kilometer !! in France, terrible music but great footage !! Enjoy..
https://youtu.be/n7Z-0_a_EUk
(found it on Prewarcar)

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Seems to be an early Indian "Hedstrom" engine, give aways are the narrow V angle and the inlet tube over the two heads, picture is just sharp enough to show this.
Interesting racer !

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Don't you guys hate the staples in the centerfold

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That old AC Bulldog is coming along nicely ! love it !

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Whats so funny about using a Ford heh ?

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Warning OT !
Some info on Mr B Oldfield and the Peerless Green Dragon(s) from the site of 'The Old Motor' :
http://theoldmotor.com/?p=139846
http://theoldmotor.com/?p=140310
enjoy !

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As usual another great thread Rob, love the way you come up with bits of 'new' Ford racing info every time ! I never knew about the 'Skeleton Racer' , or that there were TWO 666 racecars, completely new to me...
When can we pre-order the books

Keep it coming,

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The good thing about having your laundry with you when going to a 4x4 park is you can change into clean underwear after things get really scary

What a great trip, thanks for the beautifull pictures !

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Great picture !, looks like they repurposed an old taxi into a delivery 'van', that towncar sure looks like it has some miles on it since new...

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The pictures of the Baker electric trucks reminded me of this: https://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/17887/1912-electric-truck-for-sale apparently it was built in 1912 and used right up to the mid60's :o the cab is an addition done somewhere around the end of its working life judging by the style and ...

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I clearly remember the moonlanding in the summer of '69, what makes it so memorable was that my grandfather invited most of my moms family over to watch the event, including my great-grandmother who was in her late 80s then, she lived in the house next door. My gramps had bought a brand new TV for t...

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Hey Mark, those these newfangled free floating axles huh ?

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You could ask your wifes gyneacologist to do it

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Same here, i imported my huckster from the US to the Netherlands through a company based here, they handled everything to my satisfaction including inspection of the car at the sellers place and handing over the cheque. Most countries in our part of the world have businesses specialising in importin...

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Hi there Wayne, model Ts were built to run on gasoline and ALCOHOL, so in an original T there is nothing that is affected by the ethanol (alcohol) in modern fuels, so don't worry too much. Another thing is modern replacement parts, rubber fuel lines, cork floats etc. they might be finished with othe...

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Had a little rescue mutt once , Sasha, the first three months we had her (she was about two years old then) she really didn't want to eat, we tried everything, expensive diet food, all brands of good dogfood we could get our hands on, raw meat, cooked beef, venison, really everything, we were at the...

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In my experience jacking up either front wheel doesn't do no good at all

Happy New Year !

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This is one I have, the binder is great in relief print, but the innards are all in french, not my best language

That cr*# ipad of mine keeps turning pictures sideways or even upside down ?

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Hi Cameron, like most posters above indicate; I think complete sets with the binders especially from Ford Canada are rare as hens teeth !
Take good care of them !

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Some adventure, great trip ! thanks André

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Dick, i'm in Spakenburg, near Amersfoort, so "boven de rivieren" but when i happen to be traveling South i'll look him up !
Fijne kerst !

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Andre, any clue to what bikes they were, looks WW2 british, BSA M20 , Matchless G3 , Norton 16H ? looks like a whole shipload sunk there, please tell us more...

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A very Merry Christmas to you all !

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Hey Dick, had one of them too, married in it twentysome years ago, it was one of the later Charleston models, black and maroonish two tone paint job, great car ! In essence it is the same idea that made Henry design the model T but created around forty years later and by French engineers, well.... :...

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Ah another dog thread ! i love it. might be an idea to open a dog (pet)related forum

Keep the stories coming so we sentimental old coots can warm our hearts in these cold winter days,
Merry Christmas to you all !

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I'd put the cast one on the right and the stamped one on the left to be on the safe side, and possibly change em round on even years...

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Yep, best way to honour Goose is to rescue another dog that needs you, it will find you !

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That hurts Tim, know the feeling, I always have at least one dog, they are the best companions. Current one is Sky, a rescue Staff mix something, spent her first year and a half alone in a basement, now she follows me like shadow and loves to ride with me wherever.. tried to attach a picture of her ...

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Hank, sorry to hear about your wife, hope she gets better soon, in the mean time get your hands in some 30W or even better MMO

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Mark , my wife is a professional upholsterer, she often uses a heat gun on low setting to smooth out wrinkles, i've seen amazing results of her wielding that paintstripper, but be carefull, don't heat up the fabric too much, it must not get hotter than you can hold your hand on it without being pain...

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Hey Ignasio, it seems from your symptoms you are simply running too rich, you have to richen the mixture to start a cold motor, but as soon as it warms up you have to at least turn the mixture a quarter turn in to lean it a little. If you don't, you'll experience the stumbling and lack of power you ...

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Hey Mopar-man what you have is one of the universal engine stands like the one in the picture below. You can simply drill 4 holes in the corners of the mounting plate you purchased from Lang's and mount it to your stand, as in the second picture, or you could weld a pipe of the right outside diamete...

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This thread very obviously demonstrates that drugs are in widespread use

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Here's a nice write-up about WW1 Rolls Royce armoured cars, a couple of lines about the model T at war and a short video from the Tank Museum Bovingdon about the history of the Armoured cars in WW1

https://www.forces.net/services/army/ww ... ial-forces

Enjoy !

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WOW ! just wow, stunning express ! wish i had a bigger garage...
I'm sure it will find a good home in no time at all.

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Friend of mine had a "coaster-gear" on his 50s Chebby Apache pickup, when we went downhill with a trailer and the trailer started pushing we only had the brakes to keep everything under control, no subtle engine-braking, boy we went faster than we wanted in no time at all :o My buddy had the time of...

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This how i done it on the huckster, did not butcher up anything, made a nylon block the same height as the burner so it is held tight(ish) by the three springs, fitted a standard bulbholder, wires go out through the hole where normaly the stem of the burner regulator goes . You just undo the tank, t...

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Herb, if your friend Paul is willing to adapt his ways to the 'T tapdance' building on a T basis would be fun, parts and even speedster bodies are readily available, but if he has a hard time adapting he might be better off with something based on a A, plenty complete A speedsters on *bay.

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I happened on some great footage of model Ts of the Australian 1st Light Car Patrol, raiding Aleppo or Halep as it was then called, it was then part of the Ottoman Empire, it now is in Syria (and in a bad situation again, history repeats) First we see a collumn of LCP model Ts, later on they are joi...

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Hey Rich, compare the 5th wheel RV in the background to your first picture, it's all camping but what a world of difference !

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Here he is, the man who mastered the Western Desert of Egypt (and deep into Lybia when he got a chance)
Capt. Claude H Williams.

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You are right Tony, most if not all Ts in the mediteranean theatre were RHD, as most countries in the Near East then were under British rule during and after the first World war, and the Fords for the War Department were supplied by the English Ford factory. Frank you are absolutely right, my bad, T...

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I wonder how that would have worked with the miles and miles of barbed wire at the front with those two crankhandles sticking out

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Rich, we all knew you are infected with a serious case of rustitis and a hoarder of mechanical treasures of days gone by, but from the above i gather you have saved a christmas tree from 2014...

You are in serious trouble my friend

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About the seats, the leather of the bachrest looks in a bad state but with a good careful cleaning with sadlesoap followed by multiple applications of neatsfoot oil or a similar product just might be made pliable again to withstand sparing and careful use. The leatherette of the seat is another stor...

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Not T, but...
The 'handle' has a specific form, is machined with a flange on the one side and has two holes for indexing on two pins so the reamer is in the exact position to ream the hole it is made for, but what is a mistery to me too

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A very short clip of the famous T.E. Lawrence 'of Arabia' driving a model T at Wadi Rum in the Western Desert in Egypt during World War 1:

https://youtu.be/L-O4qtujxvw

Enjoy while it lasts

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Oops how did that happen ? sorry for the upsidedown picture

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When i was a ships engineer in my younger years whenever we got a new sparkling white coverall we were told to leave it overnight in a bucket with a light bleach solution, the idea was to weaken the fabric so it would tear if you got a leg or a sleeve caught in something revolving, instead of it pul...

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You better have the hot air pipe still on your T when attempting this

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These guys are not stripping that car, they are creating 'Patina' , that car will be put in the barn for another 50 years to serve as a college fund for their grandkids, they know what they're doing :lol: Or could be that the axle bearings needed servicing and a KRW axle stand was beyond their means...

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AdminJeff, a scammer has possibly hijacked the add for a 'C cab delivery" by Larry LaPatka in the vehicles for sale section, the reply by a "Moosix" is not very coherent and very bad english for an englishman and it includes a link to click, but my firewall says its a 'compromised link' could you ha...

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Seems your add is hijacked by a scammer , mister "Moosix", do not answer or contact him, do not click the link in his reply ! Could admin possibly block him and remove his posts ?

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When I was a young boy in school learning to become a ships engineer I was told that hot or cold riveting depends on what the use of the parts would be; If the purpose was to have a tight seam, like in a boiler or a ships hull hot riveting was the way to go. If the purpose was to transfer a mechanic...

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I was taught to always put the bolt in from the top, that way if the nut should come off through vibration, you still have the bolt !

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The green copperoxide can be removed with a soda-water solution, be sure to start with a very very weak solution and a very soft (kids) toothbrush. Allways proceed with extreme caution and try to test the solution someplace on the ink where it does not matter too much, in the past all kinds of ink a...

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As mentioned before by others definitely not a T ambulance light, but might be used on the bigger standard GMC ambulance, but i'm not very well informed about them to know for sure, could have been used on any US Army car or truck from the era. All you can do is search the internet for period photo'...

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Glad you got the motor loose, here are crows feet and how they work, you do not have to recalibrate your torque wrench when using them, the difference is negligeble for the sizes used in cars.
Happy wrenching !

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Rich , just thought of this; must be a T-bird nesting in your barn...

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It may have been posted here before in the past but i thought it was zany enough to share with the bunch here ;

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PuyGg2mvdFY

enjoy !

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Found this on PreWarCar, anyone ever heard of the Moxon Tractor ?
Was it a conversion in kit form, or was it built as is, and where ?

https://www.prewarcar.com/294668-c-1928 ... 1-nov-2019

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While Rustphilia in itself is a harmless affliction, it can develop into Junkitis which will attack the central nervous system, affecting ones sense of sound judgment, it will in the end lead to disconnection with society in general with exception from people with the same mental state

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Had my pan checked on Toon Boer's homemade jig, turned out my pan was just a tiny bit off but one of the arms is about a half inch out too much, will have to correct that at a later moment. Toon is a really nice and humble man with a wealth of knowledge and decades of experience, and has a great col...

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How would those smug Tesla owners feel now huh?

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On our side of the pond in the Netherlands full electric and hybrid cars are heavily subsidised by the government, up to about half of the total cost of the car is tax deductable, so no wonder the car companies sell a lot of them. It won't be long that the power grid here won't be able to handle the...

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Danny if it is, it would be a hit, if not.. a miss

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Love that blue station wagon / depot hack ! looks like a fun day, with great weather

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That is a perfectly safe repair method, all as specified in Health and Safety regulations ; 1: Do not work alone, always have supervision present, 2 Allways use proper scaffolding when working at above ground levels 3: Allways wear required enhanced visibility clothing. All boxes ticked, i see no pr...

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In stark contrast to what we are used to in our Ts, the forces on the suspension in a modern car are waaay bigger while braking then when accellerating, the brakes have to turn all the kinetic energy stored in the moving car into heat to bleed off that energy and stop the car. have a look at cars in...

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That girl Melba sure is a sweet potatoe !

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Vaseline or neatsfoot oil may work great on an airpump, but gasoline fumes might dilute them, when using the airpump on a gas tank. you could try the grease designed for use on gas valves, it is called 'EZ turn' and i believe Lang's sells it, it won't dissolve in gasoline, and an old trick ; a bar o...

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Here is the one in the San Jose park !

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The Firestone demountables were a very usefull accesory (almost a must-have item) on the ambulances in use in World War One. In the beginning in 1914 Ford did not deliver their chassis with demountable rims, so the American Field Ambulance Service, a volunteer organisation, purchased Firestone wheel...

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These huge turdbines were a great invention, and worked like a charm as long as they worked, but my oh my maintenance sure was a crappy job...

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After wirewheeling give the bottom a nice coat of boiled linseed oil, it penetrates and creeps into every nook and cranny and really adheres to the steel, than you can cover with under body coating if you want. If you just coat with any kind of underbody coating it might not stop the rust, it may lo...

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Move along people, nothing to see here......

You can attach pictures by going to "attachments" right under the field that you typed your reply in, there you can add files ( i.e. pictures in this case)
good luck posting !

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A's are like a parallel universe to this world

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Thanks ! thought it was longer ago... that's how it starts says my wife

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I believe this was sold last year from an estate auction, now back on the market cleaned up and presumably made to run again, Here's the link to the Mecum auction: https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1119-382423/1926-fordson-prototype/ There have been several threads about this truck here in the past, but ...

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Dick geen probleem, ik zit zelf ook niet zo in het T netwerk hier, mijn Ford heb ik ook geimporteerd.
Goed weekend, Leo

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Tonny, welkom hier op dit forum. Er worden soms inderdaad flinke prijzen gevraagd hier in Holland en Belgie, maar dat zijn vraagprijzen, meestal gaan ze weg voor heel wat minder... Als je een auto vind die je aanstaat gewoon contact opnemen en kijken of men genegen is te zakken met de prijs, "nee he...

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Promises to be another epic Great war movie, can't wait !

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Very neat engine ! and interesting valve configuration, a kind of F-head but with the inlet valve on the opposite side of the exhaust, although actuated by the camshaft on the other side of the block, not like a T-head which usually has two camshafts... Really nice, never seen one like it before, th...

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Hall-Scott was an engine builder, they built a multitude of engines for all kinds of cars, truckd, boats and earoplanes, i couldn't dig up a picture of a '151 model' but it could have been from anything from a car, a fire truck, who knows..

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I read white smoke coming from the carbs, that is probably from coughing back through the carbs, which points in the direction of running too lean, which explains the lack of power in high and the rough running. I suggest checking the inlet manifold for leaks, easy way is start the car and while it ...

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Look up 'Driza-bone' i have been using their 'rider coat' for a couple of decades now, on bikes as well as on open cars. It is absolutely water proof ( with a little care) and can be rolled up into a small package that will fit anywhere in your car, so you're never without it when the weather change...

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About the early racing drivers; I read the book 'The fast times of Albert Champion' by Peter Joffre Nye, it is a great story about his rather 'eventfull' life but also gives a good insight in the very early days around the turn of the century of bicycle racing and motorcycle and car racing, and the ...

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For adults seatbelts may or may not guard against injury or worse, there's no way to tell, but for little kids it might be a good idea, not so much to prevent injury in an accident but more to keep them from standing up while driving and/or from falling out while in traffic, while put-putting on you...

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What a coinsidence (spelled right?) just watched Highwaymen on TV about Hamer's hunt for the couple, great movie.

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Found another photo of that magnificent 'Speed King crown'

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That speed king crown is one heck of a trophy ! does it still exist somewhere ?

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