"The Dust Bowl" by Ken Burns
I just finished the PBS two-part program on the Dust Bowl, by Ken Burns... I had no idea the magnitude of this man-made ecological disaster. When the migration westward had started, these cars had seen 80 or so dust storms a year; new deseases like "dust Pneumonia" killed thousands of people.
A few model A Fords were shown, along with many other vehicles, most, probably, with no air filters and I thought that these cars survived along with the hardy souls, and how many of them ended up in California and how many restored Model A's are still rolling around in all parts of California.
It all says quite a bit as to Henry's design.
If you missed this four hours of quality TV, try to find it and watch it.
Richard
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