Summary
Old folks remember the Model T Ford, popular in the 1920s, and available in one color: black. People called it the tin Lizzie. To start it, you had to get out in front and crank the engine. The crank sometimes spun backward and broke your arm. Doctors could always recognize a "Ford fracture."
Cars were like that for quite a while; even after they had electric starters, you had to "retard the spark" and pull out the choke to adjust the timing and the fuel mixture to make starting easier. You were supposed to hold your left hand out the window to signal a turn or a stop. On a showery day, you often put chains on the back wheels. Driving was mostly men's affair, and they practically had to be engineers.See the full content of this document
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Today's Tin Lizzies
Today, of course, cars have automatic gear shifts and stopping lights, snow tires and anti-lock brakes, air bags...
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