And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Dick Beith in his H/Streamliner off to attempt a record set at 144.36 mph. The minicar’s Mercury outboard engine topped out at 141.50
A fascinating time. Does anyone know of a good history or source book documenting this era of speed?
Watch Burt Munro in The World's Fastest Indian
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Wow, thank you for the tip!
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Fantastic movie. I had known nothing of Munroe and only the barest outline of the really big guys at Bonneville.
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