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Where is the fuel tank?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Apr

We have one more day at our house-sit then we’ll be heading home again. Because of the way our computers are set up, I can’t access my photos here so I’ve stolen this one from Vince’s Facebook page, used it then told him about it....

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military museum

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Come to me, car

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Mar 23

At the motor museum which we toured a week or two ago, there were several examples of steam-powered cars. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a photo of one. Vince said that when such cars are started, they take a few seconds to get up...

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steam driven cars

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Enjoying their new car

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb 23

The photo shows my great grandfather and his wife in their Model T Ford. Don’t they just look proud? The top half of the windscreen is propped open and his knee is propped nonchalantly against the dashboard. My great grandfather...

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#1 Interesting Events That Happened on December 1st

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 3 Dec 17

Here are just a few of the interesting things that I found, that happened on December 1st over the last 185 years or so. December 1: 1831: The Erie Canal closes for the entire month because of cold weather. 1878: The first...

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the great train robbery

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The "Man Who Put America On Wheels"

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 4 Feb 16

Another nineteenth century personality was Henry Ford, born in 1863. He grew up on a Michigan farm and later, as a teenager, moved to Detroit. His mechanical skills were obvious at a very early age and eventually he became a...

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