05-03-2021, 08:29 PM
Modern folk are taken aback by the modest performance of vintage cars. They do not realise that the above road is typical and 25 mph a not unreasonable speed. In this admittedly young country, in 1925 of 46,000 miles only 700 were sealed, including in towns. Increased to 2000 in 1929. A Model T was far more practicable than many ground hugging moderns. How a car pulled at 25 mph was more important than top speed or high rpm power.
Hopefully traffic was not sufficent to generate the horrendous metal road corrugations of the post war era, hell for Sevens.
Especially from a train the slow corkscrew of long distance open wire lines could fascinate the observant.
Possibly the guy in the Stellite used the oportunity to spin the wheels and broadside off up the road.
Modern drivers regualrly come to grief on metal roads. I wonder how they would handle straying into the mud.
Hopefully traffic was not sufficent to generate the horrendous metal road corrugations of the post war era, hell for Sevens.
Especially from a train the slow corkscrew of long distance open wire lines could fascinate the observant.
Possibly the guy in the Stellite used the oportunity to spin the wheels and broadside off up the road.
Modern drivers regualrly come to grief on metal roads. I wonder how they would handle straying into the mud.