1906 Oldsmobile Model B Runabout
09-05-2011, 10:59 AM
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1906 Oldsmobile Model B Runabout
The man you see in this picture, Bob Ferry, a 51-year-old machinist, actually built a replica of a 1906 Oldsmobile Model B Runabout using nothing but books.
Given that Bob has the right amount of time on his hands and evidently lots of skill, his finished Model B Runabout is surprisingly well built.
Through Google Books, Bob found old magazines such as issues of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics as well as books like Harper's gasoline engine book. In total, he downloaded over a hundred Google Books to his iPad. Then, he got to work.
Read more: http://www.auto123.com/en/news/car-n...r?artid=131776
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