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d.j. moordigian · 12-10-2013, 12:58 PM

This was in the Sunday comics....

gweilbaker · 12-10-2013, 01:44 PM

Uh-umm, rear-end not assembled correct? I've seen it, 3 reverse and 1 forward, believe it or not.

jimvette59 · 12-10-2013, 01:55 PM

Must have been hell on the back. OUCH. HA HA HA.

J Franklin · 12-10-2013, 03:13 PM

But WHY!!!

Tom Wesenberg · 12-10-2013, 04:37 PM

J Franklin beat me to it.
Can you imagine the number of tickets you'd get today trying the same thing.

Ross/Kzoo · 12-10-2013, 04:40 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by J Franklin

But WHY!!!

He had the rear end in backwards.

Jefscoupe · 12-10-2013, 05:02 PM

And just imagine the state of the roads they had to drive on in 1930!
Though, route 66 was only 4 years old at the time.

WTSHNN · 12-10-2013, 05:21 PM

A pic from Brad in an earlier thread...

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=651962

-Tim

Ross/Kzoo · 12-10-2013, 05:47 PM

Looks like he one mistake on that right rear fender.

Barney · 12-11-2013, 01:50 AM

If one wants to neck pain for the rest of life is certainly good! Those were really tough guys. Incredible!
Greetings from Switzerland
Barney

davehc · 12-11-2013, 08:55 AM

Interesting , a Missouri plate . Did they drive forward to New York , then go backwards to Los Angeles & back to New York , then home to Missouri ? Still , quite a feat even at that time .

wrndln · 12-11-2013, 09:39 AM

The 29 roadster looks pretty rough for being only one year old. I guess driving backwards is kind of hard on cars!
Rusty Nelson

ken ct · 12-11-2013, 09:51 AM

Tried that in a snow storm in the 70's with a Pontiac tempest that lost all forward gears in the tranny.I got stopped an got a ticket for it. Tried to explain it to NO avail. I was only about 1 mile from home on city streets. I laugh still on that one. ken ct.

jkcrosson · 12-11-2013, 11:54 AM

I had read about this years ago. For some reason, I thought they had devised a way to face rearward without killing their necks. From the looks of the pictures, they had permanent neck pains. OUCH.

cp5491r · 12-11-2013, 12:58 PM

Look at the size of the rearview mirror! They were ahead of their time.

darrylkmc · 12-11-2013, 01:16 PM

I wonder which side the Brake Light was on - In the Front.

Darryl in Fairbanks

TDO · 12-11-2013, 02:24 PM

It says Ripley's believe or not, I believe not.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 12-11-2013, 04:26 PM

Wonder if they reversed the TOE-IN???????
Bill W.

Bob/Kansas City · 12-11-2013, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross/Kzoo

Looks like he one mistake on that right rear fender.

That'd be the left rear going backwards...

Huckster · 12-11-2013, 05:42 PM

What is the badge next to the tag?

12-10-2013, 01:44 PM	#2
gweilbaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 792	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Uh-umm, rear-end not assembled correct? I've seen it, 3 reverse and 1 forward, believe it or not.

12-10-2013, 01:55 PM	#3
jimvette59 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Perry OH Posts: 1,330	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Must have been hell on the back. OUCH. HA HA HA.

12-10-2013, 03:13 PM	#4
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... But WHY!!!

12-10-2013, 04:37 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... J Franklin beat me to it. Can you imagine the number of tickets you'd get today trying the same thing.

12-10-2013, 05:02 PM	#7
Jefscoupe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Millington, TN Posts: 101	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... And just imagine the state of the roads they had to drive on in 1930! Though, route 66 was only 4 years old at the time.

12-10-2013, 05:21 PM	#8
WTSHNN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,413	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... A pic from Brad in an earlier thread... https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=651962 -Tim

12-10-2013, 05:47 PM	#9
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Looks like he one mistake on that right rear fender.

12-11-2013, 01:50 AM	#10
Barney Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 93	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... If one wants to neck pain for the rest of life is certainly good! Those were really tough guys. Incredible! Greetings from Switzerland Barney

12-11-2013, 08:55 AM	#11
davehc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Adrian , Mich. Posts: 386	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Interesting , a Missouri plate . Did they drive forward to New York , then go backwards to Los Angeles & back to New York , then home to Missouri ? Still , quite a feat even at that time .

12-11-2013, 09:39 AM	#12
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,165	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... The 29 roadster looks pretty rough for being only one year old. I guess driving backwards is kind of hard on cars! Rusty Nelson

12-11-2013, 09:51 AM	#13
ken ct BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: stratford,ct Posts: 5,971	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Tried that in a snow storm in the 70's with a Pontiac tempest that lost all forward gears in the tranny.I got stopped an got a ticket for it. Tried to explain it to NO avail. I was only about 1 mile from home on city streets. I laugh still on that one. ken ct.

12-11-2013, 11:54 AM	#14
jkcrosson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pell City AL Posts: 720	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... I had read about this years ago. For some reason, I thought they had devised a way to face rearward without killing their necks. From the looks of the pictures, they had permanent neck pains. OUCH. __________________ Jamie Crosson 1929 Tudor Looking for an Original 888 Key

12-11-2013, 12:58 PM	#15
cp5491r Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 107	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Look at the size of the rearview mirror! They were ahead of their time.

12-11-2013, 01:16 PM	#16
darrylkmc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 767	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... I wonder which side the Brake Light was on - In the Front. Darryl in Fairbanks

12-11-2013, 02:24 PM	#17
TDO Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Enterprise, WV. Posts: 460	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... It says Ripley's believe or not, I believe not.

12-11-2013, 04:26 PM	#18
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... Wonder if they reversed the TOE-IN??????? Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

12-11-2013, 05:42 PM	#20
Huckster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greenville,Ohio Posts: 108	Re: Ripley's believe it or not.... What is the badge next to the tag? __________________ Dont get too excited.