[Healeys] [OT] Gas

[Bob Spidell]

Some interesting history:

https://jalopnik.com/a-brief-history-of-gasoline-they-lied-about-the-scienc-1848189752


There's one disputable claim in the article, re:

"... he failed to advance the car’s ignition and was struck by its hand 
crank when the motor kicked back, breaking his jaw ..."

I used to drive my dad's Model As, which had manual advance (a lever on 
the steering column). For starting, you had to RETARD spark timing--with 
either the starter or hand crank (I think I did this one time)--not 
ADVANCE it. Same with his 1919 fire engine.



Footnote: Bartles & Jaymes /were/ mythical, but Carlo Rossi was real; my 
mom knew him when she worked at Gallo.
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