1909 Ross Steam Car
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: March 17, 2004 08:23PM
<HTML>Hi All,,,,Where and when did that machine come to grief,,,,Brad Edmons was a tall man,,perhaps 6' 3 or more and had a nice T Ford w/a ''California top,,,,His nephew came to the meets w Brad,,,,that was Ted Pratt,,,Ted is one of the founders of New England Speedway in Epping NH,,, Brad was a frequent visitor at Knowles house in Lincoln MA ,,,Perhaps this is where Joe Knowles story of Ross mistake comes from,,,,Seems he insisted that a bullet fired into dynamite would not set it off,,,,to prove the point he did a demonstration,,,TWICE,,,,he was a good marksman,,,,er,,,,The second shot struck the previous bullet IN the stick,,,,,This provided the impact to detonate the dynamite,,,Many of the car meets started at Joe an Wilma's house in Lincoln MA,,,I was the kid on the bicycle,,lookin for a ride,,,I was VMCCA youngest member back then,,,While this is a ramble,,it could help to tie some detail eventually,,The 500# Ross guage I have has a rear fitting,,and does not at all look like a Stanley guage,,,Cheers Ben</HTML>