Cars
GPS of the 1920s
I can think of one obvious problem with mounting the map in front of the windshield.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 26, 2018 -
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Category: Geography and Maps, 1920s, Cars
Assembling a Maverick
Thanks to WU-vie MarkMcD, I was alerted to the existence of this great commercial, the inverse of my earlier post on disassembling a Beetle.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 14, 2018 -
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Category: Advertising, Reader Recommendation, 1970s, Cars
How to Take Apart a Volkswagen Beetle
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 06, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Twentieth Century, Cars
Testing Cab Drivers
Back in the 1920s, one Chicago cab company had some interesting tests it required its drivers to take. One was a "strength trial for the arms" in which the driver had to hold down a spring with his outstretched arm for as long as he could. There was also a psychological test:Perhaps Uber should consider similar tests for its drivers.
Sedalia Democrat - June 15, 1926
Posted By: Alex - Sat Oct 27, 2018 -
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Category: Jobs and Occupations, 1920s, Cars
Unoccupied car bursts into flames
A short-circuit? Sounds more like the car was possessed.
The Bridgeport Post - Apr 10, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Sat Oct 20, 2018 -
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Category: 1970s, Cars
Early Uber
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 16, 2018 -
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Category: 1960s, United Kingdom, Cars
Stretch limo snowcat
Currently for sale on Craigslist Vancouver. They're asking $6000 for it.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Sep 15, 2018 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Cars
Shrine for the repose of the souls of people killed by Toyota cars
Built in 1970 at a cost of $445,000 (which, I'm sure, is a lot more in today's money). It was located in the Japanese mountain resort of Tateshina. I assume it's still there, though I haven't been able to find any recent references to it online.
Murfreesboro Daily News-Journal - Aug 3, 1970
Update: A more recent photo of it, via Tripadvisor. It's called the Tateshinayamashoko-ji Temple.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 15, 2018 -
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Category: Death, Religion, 1970s, Cars
Hot Rod Hop
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 10, 2018 -
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Category: Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s, Cars
Miss Terraplane
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 30, 2018 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1930s, Cars
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