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Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by Rich Eagle » Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:31 pm

I found this photo today. "The little girl, bare toes sticking out of the car, is Margaret “Peg” Drinkwater Miller. Her older brother Harold is at the wheel at their family’s farm on Vancycle Road." It's always a treat to see for real Speedsters from back in the day.
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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by Professor Fate » Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:04 pm

Look at the bow in the brake rod! And what windshield frame is that?
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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by George House » Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:06 am

Disc wheels ? Interesting that you have names and location too. Thanks for sharing this pic 😁
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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by John kuehn » Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:36 am

Wonder what kind of disc wheels these are. Doesn’t look like Chev wheels. Must be aftermarket that were available in this time period.


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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by AndyClary » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:04 pm

The wheels are probably wooden with the covers that were sold to make them look like discs.
Doesn’t look like a high dollar rig, covers were pretty cheap.

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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by Kevin Pharis » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:25 pm

I’m with Andy on the wheel covers. Solid disk wheels must have shape to have strength, these are flat. While lookin to see if I could see wood spokes on the inside of the far rear wheel… it sure appears like this car has Laurel style rear lowering

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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by TRDxB2 » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:26 am

The front look like wire wheels - sharpened the photo
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Re: Speedster and Little girl with bare feet.

Post by TXGOAT2 » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:40 am

My guess is that they're wood wheels with lightweight airplane style sheet metal covers. The radial streaked look may be due to dirt and grease.

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