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modell ◊ 2010-06-07 19:28	This documentary tells the story of Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, who, in the spring of 1903, took a $50 ($1178.62 in 2009 dollars) wager to see if he could cross the entire United States by automobile within 90 days. It would be the first transcontinental trip of its kind. With him on his journey was young mechanic and driver Sewall K. Crocker and a bulldog named Bud. The car chosen for the trip was a slightly used 1903 Winton Touring Car (nicknamed "Vermont" after his home state), which was the most powerful car at the time, with 20 hp and a top speed of 30 mph. It cost him $3,000, which is about $70,000 in 2009 dollars! Despite many break downs and mechanical problems along the way, they successfully arrived in New York City in 63 days. Today, that same trip can be made in less than a week. More info here- http://www.pbs.org/horatio/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson_Jackson
Raul1983 ◊ 2010-06-07 21:31	Very nice pictures, excellent quality. Now I start browsing my encyclopedia of American cars
modell ◊ 2010-06-07 21:33	Raul1983 wrote Very nice pictures, excellent quality. Now I start browsing my encyclopedia of American cars Thanks! I do recommend watching this. This was directed by Ken Burns, who also directed "The Civil War" and more recently "The War" and "National Parks".

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◊ 2010-06-07 19:28

This documentary tells the story of Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, who, in the spring of 1903, took a $50 ($1178.62 in 2009 dollars) wager to see if he could cross the entire United States by automobile within 90 days. It would be the first transcontinental trip of its kind. With him on his journey was young mechanic and driver Sewall K. Crocker and a bulldog named Bud. The car chosen for the trip was a slightly used 1903 Winton Touring Car (nicknamed "Vermont" after his home state), which was the most powerful car at the time, with 20 hp and a top speed of 30 mph. It cost him $3,000, which is about $70,000 in 2009 dollars! Despite many break downs and mechanical problems along the way, they successfully arrived in New York City in 63 days. Today, that same trip can be made in less than a week.

More info here-

http://www.pbs.org/horatio/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson_Jackson

Raul1983

◊ 2010-06-07 21:31

Very nice pictures, excellent quality. Now I start browsing my encyclopedia of American cars

modell

◊ 2010-06-07 21:33

Raul1983 wrote Very nice pictures, excellent quality. Now I start browsing my encyclopedia of American cars

Thanks!

I do recommend watching this. This was directed by Ken Burns, who also directed "The Civil War" and more recently "The War" and "National Parks".

	Fahrzeug ist Teil des Films
	Häufig von einem Hauptdarsteller benutztes Fahrzeug oder Fahrzeug mit spezieller Bedeutung
	Von einem Darsteller oder bei einer Verfolgungsjagd benutztes Fahrzeug
	Fahrzeug mit geringer Beteiligung oder nur in einer Szene sichtbar
	Fahrzeug im Hintergrund
	Unbekannte Rolle des Fahrzeugs
	Seen only in preview/trailer
	Seen only in deleted scenes
	Seen only in an alternative ending
	Seen only in an extra DVD contents

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