Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] August Dobert's Three-Wheel Performing Car

Subject: Re: [OM] August Dobert's Three-Wheel Performing Car
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:49:41 -0500
Interesting linkage for the suspension...

On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> All of this talk of 2-wheel and 3-wheel cars brought back memories from
> local parades many years ago.  A Manchester, TN, resident, August Dobert,
> had a 3-wheel performing car that was a feature in these parades.  August
> died in 2010 at the age of 97, and I have no idea what happened to the
> car.  I found this small photo in the funeral home posting of his obituary.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=17390
>
> I never knew the secret of the moves he could make with the car,
> zig-zagging across the parade route while lifting one wheel and then the
> other into the air.  He always dressed the part, as seen in the photo.  It
> was impressive!
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
>


-- 

Paul Braun WD9GCO
Certified Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
-- 
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz