get out and get under

An old tune referring to the reliability of the early horseless carriage. Catch the PBS documentary on the ultimate test of a motor carriage (man and dog too). Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson drove his 1903 Winton across the country under impossible conditions. He was the first to achieve this in an automobile and made history on America’s first road trip. There were other contenders that year: The Packard Company and also Oldsmobile funded factory efforts but Horatio’s drive prevailed. SF to NY in less than 90 days.

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