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

[George Willer]

Dave,

That was two days after Teddy took a wrong turn off a bridge and landed in
the water.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Merchant" <nesys_com at ameritech.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Wednesday-It's 100 Years since......


> ...and 35 years ago today, on July 20, 1969 at 4:17 PM EDST, Neil
Armstrong
> and Edwin Aldrin were the first humans to land on the Moon.
>
> Dave Merchant
>
>
> At 05:50 PM 7/20/2004, you wrote:
> >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
>
>
>
> Dave Merchant
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