I've been told that, in the "old days," drivers in the prairies would set
the throttle on the steering wheel of their car and then stand on the
running boards and "drive" that way. The wind kept them cool. Can anybody
substantiate this?
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4
Pinawa, MB
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> From: SDviewpnt@aol.com[SMTP:SDviewpnt@aol.com]
> Reply To: SDviewpnt@aol.com
> Sent: March 23, 1999 12:28 PM
> To: carfindr@tiac.net; Morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: What was the purpose of running boards?
>
>
> In a message dated 3/21/99 7:46:13 PM, carfindr@tiac.net writes:
>
> <<Then I began to wonder what purpose the running boards served in the
> first
> place? I remember Mob hit men using them in early drive-by shootings - and
> I
> could see a use for them with saloon cars (to bridge the gutter) buy what
> purpose in sports cars?
> >>
>
> Probably for very vertically challenged "hit people". (Gotta be PC.)
> Could you see a MOG on the "Untouchables?"
>
> Steve Dreiseszun
> '56 +4
>
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