[Healeys] [OT] Gas
Bob Spidell
bspidell at comcast.net
Sat Dec 11 10:15:36 MST 2021
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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