Gary Lewis Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 I thought y'all might enjoy this article from Hagerty called 3 Automotive Urban Legends, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories. It explores: Myth #1: Henry Ford’s Specifications for Parts Crates Allowed Him to Recycle the Wood as Floorboards Myth #2: GM Bought Up Streetcar Companies to Kill Public Transportation and Sell More Cars Myth #3: The 200-Mile-Per-Gallon Carburetor (This is my favorite) Let me know if you have any trouble getting to the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Thanks, that was fun! I do enjoy the story from the back of Kingsford charcoal bags (touched on briefly in the Hagerty article) about how Henry couldn't stand to lose money by throwing scraps of wood away, so he helped a relative (named Kingsford) start a company to turn the scraps into charcoal and sold the scraps to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Interesting article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Gary, I saw other interesting items come in to my shop, and even was asked to come listen to a sales pitch for an "ionizer" that went on the distributor cap over the wires and linked them with a continuous loop of small wire. Guy changed his pitch when I walked up wearing a shirt with "Preston Carburetion and Ignition" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Gary, I saw other interesting items come in to my shop, and even was asked to come listen to a sales pitch for an "ionizer" that went on the distributor cap over the wires and linked them with a continuous loop of small wire. Guy changed his pitch when I walked up wearing a shirt with "Preston Carburetion and Ignition" on it. Have you ever seen the turbinator? Basically a free spinning fan that fit inside the air cleaner and professed to help atomization and "swirl charge"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Have you ever seen the turbinator? Basically a free spinning fan that fit inside the air cleaner and professed to help atomization and "swirl charge"? Saw one that went under a carburetor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Saw one that went under a carburetor. I really want to bottle and sell Snake Oil "It'll Cure What Ails You!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I really want to bottle and sell Snake Oil "It'll Cure What Ails You!" You'd make a good snake oil salesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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