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Originally Posted by johnny yuma
Check also the exploits of Charles "Wizard"Smith,who in the same era did "record" runs Sydney to Melbourne etc over unsealed roads of the time until police were asked to step in and stop the nonsense.He also had a 4 minute role in the production of a woolen suit in 1931 when a disgruntled customer was told his suit would take 2 months. He had shearers shear sheep,the clip was carded and teased,the weft dyed,the other was warped beamed and twisted and the length woven.Wizard Smith drove the bolt from Mascot to Sydney in 4 minutes where an olympic sprinter Chrissie Dahn ran to the tailors rooms and all up from sheep,s back to man's back was 1 hour 52mins 18.5 seconds. however it was a very expensive suit....
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A little dis-jointed but I get the picture....yeah....that sort of spirit just don't seem to exist these days....and the obstacles they would have faced we just can't ever imagine...
Where ya from Johnny...Folsom CA?