[AT] OT Wednesday-It's 100 Years since......

[Tom]

Louis Spiegelberg wrote:
> 
> I don't think that I would want to go 25 MPH on those tires.
> 
> Lou
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of JParks
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:42 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Wednesday-It's 100 Years since......
> 
> Tks Tom........The first detail that caught my eye was what looked like
> some belting used to keep the tires round (and intact!).  Did the
> article go into detail as to the operation of the opposing pistons and
> the timing of that engine? John Parks Boise, Id
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom" <tmartin at xtra.co.nz>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:28 AM
> Subject: [AT] OT Wednesday-It's 100 Years since......
> 
> >
> > Was given an old motor racing book the other day, and browsing through
> 
> > it, a date struck me.. On Wednesday, 100 years will have passed, since
> 
> > a person was timed over a measured distance, in excess of 100 mph.
> >
> > For those interested, I've thrown a page together:
> > The engine is quite interesting..
> >
> > http://shopswarf.orcon.net.nz/gb.html
> >
> > Cheers
> > Tom

Aaah, but those were the days when men were men and women
were glad of it! :-))

Of course in those days, those tyres would have been state
of the art..

Tom