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    Early cars used gravity to move the fuel to the motor which made climbing hills dificult. One trick was putting them in reverse or try to go up as fast as possible before it stalled, like the car in the photo. Source in comment. Photo circa 1900s


    Early cars used gravity to move the fuel to the motor which made climbing hills dificult. One trick was putting them in reverse or try to go up as fast as possible before it stalled, like the car in the photo. Source in comment. Photo circa 1900s

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    4. mtntrail on

      My dad told me that he and his father used to back up the really steep parts when they went on camping trips in the 1930’s in the Sierras.

    11. Queasy_Caramel5435 on

      Steam locomotives, if my knowledge is valid, had a similar problem. When the “ran dry”, their boiler could burst and endanger the life of people standing nearby.

    17. Fleshsuitpilot on

      1920s drivetrain technology left a lot to be desired but the bodies were every bit as good as they are today.

    32. Sufficient-Money9487 on

      Why didn’t the engineers just put the fuel tanks above the engine, and let gravy do his thing and flow down? I believe motorcycles do that.

    33. SteamStarship on

      I imagine this depicts a young motorist pioneering the, by now, well worn make-out setup “we’ve run out of gas” on his bodaciously endowed girlfriend. Alas, a good Samaritan fouled up his plans by rendering assistance, getting the pair and their motor carriage to the nearest service station. The kind gentleman’s wife was an avid photographer who made sure the moment was preserved with a picture. As time passed, the story was lost to history but that perfectly formed booty lives on.

    36. swankpoppy on

      I had a car in the early 00s the wouldn’t start if you parked on a hill in the wrong direction. Good times haha

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