Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[BRUCESTUDE]

Grandview, Wa.

[Studedude]

[Studedude]

[JRoberts]

How many goat power equals one horsepower? Great photo, Dave.

[52-fan]

Apparently goat wagons and carts, bought or homemade, were popular at one time. My dad encouraged me, at the age of 6 or 7, to buy 2 young goats. I think they cost 50 cents each. He had visions of my brother and I having a goat wagon, but we never got a wagon built or harness made. He worked 6 days a week and really did not have time. I did learn that there is nothing friendlier than a friendly goat.

[Studedude]

[r1lark]

How many goat power equals one horsepower? Great photo, Dave.

Could not find a goatpower to horsepower conversion. But I did find that in general, a goat can pull (in a cart, etc) up to 1-1/2 times its own weight. Supposedly a horse can pull 1-1/2 to 2 times its own weight. Take all of this with a grain of salt, however. Type of horse or goat, attitude of the animal, type of wagon, heat, humidity, altitude, etc, etc all impact how much an animal can pull.

Of course, with its superior design, advanced aerodynamics, and low rolling resistance, a horse or goat could probably pull a lot more in a STUDEBAKER wagon, right?

[aarrggh]

[Studedude]

Seated in a 1916 Studebaker Touring car in front of the Studebaker Administration Building in South Bend, IN.
Studebaker Corp. executive Frederick Fish; Albert Erskine; John M. Studebaker and chief engineer James Heaslet of Studebaker Corp.
A new era; carriages to automobiles.
Credit: South Bend Tribune & The Studebaker National Museum.

[tstoj38]

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[jclary]

Not a vintage photo, nor "Roadside USA?" But, N. America (Canada) A vintage car, happy as a Lark!


Playing on the internet this morning, and ran across this photo...Does it belong to anyone here on the forum?

[r1lark]

Playing on the internet this morning, and ran across this photo...Does it belong to anyone here on the forum?

Ain't nothing cuter than an early Lark!

[spokejr]

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May 1953, Waco Tx. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_W...rnado_outbreak

[Studedude]

[DEEPNHOCK]

May 1953, Waco Tx. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_W...rnado_outbreak

and.....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/texascollectionbaylor/albums/72157633288188565