According to NASA, this is the Franklin PS-2 training glider…about to be towed aloft by the specially modified 1937 Chevrolet in front. NACA researchers used the PS-2 in a study of ground effect on a towed glider. Langley flew two of the Franklin gliders in the late 1930s, but the Navy never really found a good use for training gliders.
A 1956 Factory Record holder... back when stock cars were real!! Look at the amount of weight on that front rim!
Betty Skelton drove, she was employed by Chevrolet’s ad agency, Campbell-Ewald. Smokey Yunick prepped the car, he’s standing in the rear.
Funny, but I never noticed before how high the front bumper was on a '56. From a low perspective it looks a little odd. IMHO
I wonder how many millennials know what these are that these ladies are installing much less how to install them!
Look at all the oil drip spots on the concrete by the curb.. mostly a thing of the past today with modern cars..
When Amtrak was first created, they used old and outdated locomotives, and warn out passenger cars. On top of that, many in Congress were not happy about funding a passenger railroad. Congess was much happier in funding corporations and industires that sent them campaign money so they can keep getting elected. The dialog from Congessmen was, "why should the government pay to have people be able to go to and from Los Angeles to Chicago on a train, when they can get on an airplane?" Basically, Congressmen were asking, "what's in it for them?" Thankfully, this atitude didn't last long, however. A reality became apparent to Congress. The public revolted. Congressmen thought it was about going to and from L.A. and Chicago on a train. It wasn't, it was about all the stops on the way in small and larger towns and communities. It was really about transportation. Many towns between L.A. and Chicago had only three types of transportation, a private vehicle, a Greyhound bus, or the train. The people in these smaller towns had to drive or bus sometimes for 200+ miles to find a commercial airport. AND THESE PEOPLE WERE VOTERS. Congressmen in Washinton DC got the message pretty quick, and changed their minds about supporting the funding for Amtrak. I reference the L.A. to Chicago train (The Southwest Chief) a lot, because I have taken it numerous times, but all of the long distant Amtrak trains opperate the same. For instance, from L.A. to Chicago, the Soutwest Chief stops at almoat 30 stations along the way. The stops are usually about 2 to 3 minutes. People can get off or get on. Leaving downtown L.A. the train stops at Fullerton, CA, Riverside, CA, San Bernardino, CA, Victorville, CA, Barstow, CA, Needles, CA, Kingman, AZ, Flagstaff, AZ, Winslow, AZ, Gallup, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Lamy, NM, Trinidad, CO, La Junta, CO, Lamar, CO, Garden City, KS, Dodge City, KS, Hutchison, KS, Newton, KS, Lawrence, KS, Kansas City, MO, La Plata, MO, Fort Madison, IA, Galesburg, IL, Princeton, IL, Mendota, IL, Naperville, Il and Chicago, IL The trip takes about 2 1/2 days, some of the stops are during the day, and some at night. I always book sleeping accomodations. I sleep on the train, eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on the train, and take in all the sights along the way. Let me tell you something, you cannot see this beautiful country from 30,000 feet in the air. If you really want to see it, take the train. You don't have to concentrate on the highway, and there is no such thing as "clear air turbulance" on the train or the hassles at the airports. More than half the people on the train are not going from L.A. to Chicago, they have tickets for one of the stops along the way. And the reverse is that someone in one of the towns along the way may be going to Chicago... Another good thing to know about Amtrak, the trains do not need to put on tire chains or de-ice the wings when it snows.
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