One horse power car.
Sascatoon SA
Herb
I wounded where he bought his invisible tires from?
Interesting photo, Herb. Notice that the car has no tires. I'd sure like to hear the explanation of this photo from whoever set the rig up....
I do know it is better to have the horse snorting down your neck than to have what comes out of the other end of the horse be blasted in your face!
Going by all the other parked cars, the one horse power model doesn't look to be that old, maybe just tuff times!
It looks like the horse gets to see where he is going by looking through the rear curtain.
Herb
It makes common sense to have it this way ,Look at race cars or drag cars .
It's bad enough that the horse has to push the car, but does he really need to wear the froo-froo hat?
That was the style in 1912.
Have you looked into finding one
Herb
Ahh Herb – Just in case one of our friendly neighbours across the border to the
East are not available to point out the error, it’s “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan”.
As for them being a ‘one horse town’ - well . . . . what can I say
The car is being pushed BUT the horse is pulling!
They did that when the horse had a bad gas problem...prevented the eyes from watering up while driving...makes sense to me!!
Turning corners would be interesting. Horse would have to be stepping sideways.
The horse is pulling the car by pushing against the harness whether he is in front or in back. From the horse's perspective he is always pushing. ;>)
New style of mother-in-law seat. Is that a nag for a...
Also is this a way around the vehicle registration payments? I have heard some stories from old farmers saying that a friend of a friend of mine ;) hooked up a horse to a vehicle and claimed it was a horse drawn vehicle, and paid no vehicle registration. Could also be the reason for no tyres, metal rims as horse drawn vehicle.
A "Bennett buggy" was a term used in Canada to describe a car that often had its engine removed and was pulled by a horse.
The federal government of R. B. Bennett was blamed for exacerbating the effects of the Great Depression.
Cars pulled by horses became a common sight during the 1930s as the price of gasoline rose.
Regards
Art