I was just reading some oral history of Studebaker in the early 60s when Egbert was there. There was a reference to the Turtle, which I think has been been mentioned here, but also the fact it had a Nonan engine. I've found no other reference to that. Maybe it should have read Noonan, but I don't see any references to that either. Does anyone know more about it?
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That's probably it. The sentence reads: "But anyway, we were developing a vehicle called a Turtle and it had a Nonan engine in it."
I think the transcriber made an error."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.
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Originally posted by TWChamp View PostHemming's Classic Cars for May 2015 has a page about Studebaker and Onan in a small utility vehicle.Chris Dresbach
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The account I was reading was about the day that Sherwood Egbert drove across a picket line and ended up getting arrested. The man speaking was involved and said the union was afraid he was going to try and smuggle parts of the Turtle out of the plant, so the men formed a group and wouldn't let him leave. Also mentioned is a film of the event taken by news crews. Has anyone ever seen it? This guy said he sure wished he had it because it showed Egbert at his best and toughest."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.
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Scott, go to the link I posted. At the bottom of the page there is an article by Cliff Macmillen about the night the Turtle was smuggled out of the plant in 1962. Read through it, and tell me what you think in comparison to the paper you read. I've never seen the paper you read so I'd like to know.Chris Dresbach
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Well, it's from a different interview (I think), so you'd better read it yourself: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i...ew=1up;seq=115 at page 106. The eyewitness to the affair was Clifford MacMillan, but it probably has details different from the article."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.
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