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.
Fenders would add a lot of weight and drag, thus the skinny tires with no tread. Cardboard would probably have cut a little drag also. Thanks for info on driver. Bubbarust
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ReplyDeleteAnd the car's kinda cool too.
ReplyDeleteDoris Lutes, the only female participant at Bonneville Speed Week in 1951. Her "C" class roadster ran 136.36 mph.
ReplyDeleteWhy would she tape cardboard over the radiator? Keep the salt out?
DeleteKeep the operating temp a bit higher on cold days/high speeds, easier to do and undo than switching out the thermostat.
Deletethe cardboard was a winter addition in general use in my memory.
DeleteDrive the girl or the car? :P
ReplyDeleteI'd at least like a windshield. Yeah, I know it will slow down the car.
ReplyDeleteSome streamlined fenders would add how many mph?
ReplyDeleteFenders would add a lot of weight and drag, thus the skinny tires with
Deleteno tread. Cardboard would probably have cut a little drag also.
Thanks for info on driver.
Bubbarust