I worked in a service station when I was 16 0r 17. One Sunday the owner left me by myself in the afternoon to close. I was broke and starving. Some guy brings his 50? 6cyl Chevy in . He said he just got it running but it wasn't running right. I set the timing, charged him 5 bucks. Locked up, walked about a half a block, bought myself a hamburger, fries etc. Came back, opened up again, ate my burger, gave the change to the station. Everyone was happy. That old Chevy was one that had the timing mark(s) on the flywheel.
Yea it was probably hell on the climb if you got behind a truck or a car towing a trailer...or a Volkswagen bus.
I bet he was rushing in to pick up a bottle of that great Gallo wine for sixty-three cents. Christian Brothers is on the top shelf, so what did that cost, maybe a buck and a quarter?
A classic photo from 1935 of the St.Louis Cardinals baseball team at Evanston Speedway with driver Johnny Rogers .
Talk about stopping traffic? Forget about it. I wonder how many times those legs strutted through that crosswalk. At least twice. Two different cars in each photo.
Sam Hanks of Alhambra , California receiving Piston Trophy from W.H. Jahns , head of the Jahns Piston for winning the 1946 Championship of the United Racing Association Blue Circuit . With Jahns Pistons the little fellow holding helmet is Jimmy Jahns is the grandson of Jahns Sr. Bill Jahns center is head of Jahns quality Piston Co.
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