[SEL] Old trolly car engine

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Luke,

Oh sure, one like THAT would be fun to ride.  My one and only ride on a
"speeder" was one that Rick Rowlands built.  Chevy six-cylinder for power,
flat deck, no handrails, no seats (well Rick had an up-ended 5-gallon pail
that HE sat on at the controls), brakes were dodgy, water pump didn't.  He
ASSURED me the rail spur we went on wasn't being used.  At least he
thought it wasn't.  We HAD to be going 90 mph!!  At least it FELT like 90!
We survived...  Helluva ride!!  8-))

See ya,  Arnie

On Mon, 23 May 2005, Luke Tonneberger wrote:

> I have a picture of one here:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/bigrap01/bigrap01-1.jpg
>
> A guy that lives just around the corner from me belongs to a club that runs
> these little speeders.  Looks like it would be a fun afternoon to run down
> the rails on one of these.