Car Thread

[Tom Dempsey]

Earl Cooper's qualifying speed in 1915 was 96.77 mph, only slightly slower than Howdy Wilcox who won the pole at 98.90 mph. Eddie Rickenbacker qualified 20th at 81.97 mph, scoring a DNF with a blown engine. Italian Raffaele De Palma won it driving a Mercedes 4.5L.

It would be interesting to know what speed they hit down the straights. Regardless, large stones required...

Healey

Middle of the pack speed at the end of the long chutes at Indy the last few years of riding mechanics, about 160.

[healey36]

Earl Cooper's qualifying speed in 1915 was 96.77 mph, only slightly slower than Howdy Wilcox who won the pole at 98.90 mph. Eddie Rickenbacker qualified 20th at 81.97 mph, scoring a DNF with a blown engine. Italian Raffaele De Palma won it driving a Mercedes 4.5L.

It would be interesting to know what speed they hit down the straights. Regardless, large stones required...

Healey

Middle of the pack speed at the end of the long chutes at Indy the last few years of riding mechanics, about 160.

I can't imagine 160 in that contraption. A broken spoke and you're into the fence (if there was one), whatever's left of you. For these babies the crumple-zone was your chest.

[John Webster]

Here's a list of books and magazine articles related to the "Golden Age" of American motor racing:

http://www.milleroffy.com/Books.htm

Using the index at the top left of the page will get you to a lot of info and pictures of Miller race cars.

A surprising number of cars from this era are available as 1/25 scale resin kits.

[webenda]

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[healey36]

Mr. Bean took no chances.

[robert.]

Mr. Bean took no chances.

No chance of getting locked out. Screws are on the outside of that latch

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That car door exemplifies one of the many things I like about this forum. I see things I would never have seen otherwise; in fact, I've seen things I could not even have imagined on my own. Great!

[rogruth]

That car door exemplifies one of the many things I like about this forum. I see things I would never have seen otherwise; in fact, I've seen things I could not even have imagined on my own. Great!

Me too.

[rogruth]

Murph,
Many years ago in the dark ages when I was in high school, a teacher told me to write a specific sentence.
I never did learn if it was possible.
Here is the sentence and my attempt, "There are three ways to write (2). Now write that sentence."
What would you wright, right, write?
I don't think it is possible to write the (2) sentence in a completely correct way.
Please advise. Murph. Somebody. Anybody,

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Murph,
Many years ago in the dark ages when I was in high school, a teacher told me to write a specific sentence.
I never did learn if it was possible.
Here is the sentence and my attempt, "There are three ways to write (2). Now write that sentence."
What would you wright, right, write?
I don't think it is possible to write the (2) sentence in a completely correct way.
Please advise. Murph. Somebody. Anybody,

If I understood you correctly, here are my suggestions:

* There are three ways to write "2". (Placed inside quotation marks.)

* There are three ways to write 2. (Italicized.)

* There are three ways to write the numeral two. (Written as the word for the numeral/number.)

[Roy]

Many years ago in the dark ages when I was in high school, a teacher told me to write a specific sentence.
I never did learn if it was possible.
Here is the sentence and my attempt, "There are three ways to write (2). Now write that sentence."
What would you wright, right, write?
I don't think it is possible to write the (2) sentence in a completely correct way.
Please advise. Murph. Somebody. Anybody,

He told you, verbally, to write "(2)"? Literally, with parentheses and numeral?

[webenda]

The number (2) may be written as "two," "2," or "II."
NOTE--The last (2) is the Roman Numeral 2 written as two capital "i's."

[rogruth]

Actually I could not figure how to write it, I used (2) because it was the easiest way.
The teacher was referring to the following.
To.
Too.
Two.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Actually I could not figure how to write it, I used (2) because it was the easiest way.
The teacher was referring to the following.
To.
Too.
Two.

Oh brother, that's it? Then. where is the sentence that was requested? You wrote, "...a teacher told me to write a specific sentence."

[MurphOnMillerAve]

The number (2) may be written as "two," "2," or "II."
NOTE--The last (2) is the Roman Numeral 2 written as two capital "i's."

But everybody knows that. So where was the challenge? Where is the sentence?