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Just thought I'd throw this in to see if anyone is paying attention...


From that angle, it looks pretty darn good. I have yet to see one in person.

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The above and below pictured race car has a body made from ................................masonite.
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The above and below pictured race car has a body made from ................................masonite.

The segue from the Auto Union to the masonite car was too abrupt!

I'm going to take a couple aspirin and lay down for a while.
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Sorry Jim...

I'll be more gentle next time.

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Jim, that is one badass looking mustang.
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I always thought these looked cool, but what is their function??

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I always thought these looked cool, but what is their function??
I would speculate they were found to be nimble compared to what was available at the time therefore they were used to run errands like the quad-runner is today. Just a guess
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I would love to try the Flat track Motorcycle!

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