We started a trivia thread over at another forum and it has been a lot of fun.
Here are the ground rules. It starts with one question. The first reply with the right answer gets the floor for a new question. It continues like that unless, A) the person who has the floor doesn't ask a new question, or B) no one gets the correct answer. In that case, the person with the floor asks a new question. No more than one question on the floor at a time, and discussion/clarification is welcome until the floor is taken over by a new question.
First question: In the 1952 Indy 500, what type of fuel was burned in the record-setting pole-position #28 car? Hint: it won pole position by a full 4 mph over the second-place Ferrari
Your hints are intriguing if nothing else, I don't have a friggin clue! My wife and I play a game called "Frame game" in the Sunday paper, your hints reminded me of that.
All right gentlemen I won't torture you any longer. redsdad got the two car guys.
Steve McQueen and Kenny " Von Dutch" Howard. Both were friends for a long time. William Faulkner wrote a book titled " The Reivers" which was made into a movie starring Steve McQueen. As McQueen said " the real star of the movie was The Winton Flyer" a car that McQueen retained after the movie was finished. Von Dutch hand built that car. Magnificent!!
In the late 50's there was a tv program called "Wanted Dead or Alive" staring a new young actor named Steve McQueen. Josh Randall's ( McQueen ) signature item was a cut down Winchester Model 1892 lever action carbine rifle that he called "Mare's leg". It was chambered in 44-40, a big chunk of lead. The quirky little guy that designed and made the gun ( actually three) was Kenny " Von Dutch "Howard. All in all a pretty handy guy.
Check it out http://www.mcqueenonline.com/yellowwintonflyer.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare's_Leg
All right redsdad I'll relinquish. You got the floor, but I've got some more doosies!
Well I'm glad to see it back. I felt kind of bad that I might have spoiled everyone's fun with my question.
Well it looks like there is a steering column, a air hose with a quick disconnect and valve , and a bunch of bent pipes with double shackle spin-bobs on the end. Or the same type of treasures I have in my shop that I can't quite throw out. I might need them one day!
LOL, Yes I believe that is there. But like a dummy I am looking at what I am talking about not realizing there are other things in the photo. My question is about the stack of bars with the funny bend in them and then brackets at the ends.
Well I'm glad to see it back. I felt kind of bad that I might have spoiled everyone's fun with my question.
Well it looks like there is a steering column, a air hose with a quick disconnect and valve , and a bunch of bent pipes with double shackle spin-bobs on the end. Or the same type of treasures I have in my shop that I can't quite throw out. I might need them one day!
Thanks for passing it back, but I'll save the " How the heck did he know that?" stuff for latter. Let's let this thread reestablish itself a little. Here is a easy one.
Nope. Not even close. This is a automotive tool. I do realize that leather is and was used for automotive applications but that's not what this handy little tool does. I took it from the forth drawer of my Old Mans tool box although I'll bet he used it on his personal cars.
Looks like a brake shoe rivet press that you hold in the bench vice ,pretty similar to the eyelet press too.
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