Builds own Jalopy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Thirty dollars was all it cost Robert Preston, 16-year-old high school senior, to build this midget automobile. Weighing approximately 250 pounds, the 'jalopy' is powered with a washing machine motor of 3-4 horsepower and has a maximum speed of 20 miles a
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- 1939
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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"Builds own Jalopy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Thirty dollars was all it cost Robert Preston, 16-year-old high school senior, to build this midget automobile. Weighing approximately 250 pounds, the 'jalopy' is powered with a washing machine motor of 3-4 horsepower and has a maximum speed of 20 miles a" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Builds_own_Jalopy._Washington,_D.C.,_Feb._2._Thirty_dollars_was_all_it_cost_Robert_Preston,_16-year-old_high_school_senior,_to_build_this_midget_automobile._Weighing_approximately_250_LCCN2016874942.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 273770.
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