Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Humpday Triviola
Ok, I managed to stump the panel last week but I have a hunch that this week will be a different story. But here goes:
Back in the early 1930's started a long tradition of these things being made....mostly of wood. They were given a name but there is no record of any of them actually built as the name implied. An iconic one was #7. What are they?
Tom
Re: Humpday Triviola
would the correct answer fly?
Re: Humpday Triviola
No, but to the user it might seem like it.
Re: Humpday Triviola
Do they go downhill? Could I make a speech on a part? Could I have been the first to win with one?
;-)
The Answer
Ken gravitated to the correct answer of Soapbox Derby cars. Originating in Dayton, Ohio the promotion of the Derby often used an image of one of the earliest cars. Nicknamed "Old #7" (not affiliated with the whiskey) the car was painted black with a white #7 painted on it. Early cars were made of all sorts of scrap wood, buggy tires etc. Some used fruit crates but none of record were ever known to actually be made using a soap box.
Well done Ken!
T.