Dave,

Thank you for the memories. That's the way it was for me in the 50's in South Bend Indiana when I was a kid. My first car was a wood-framed 1 1/2 hp Briggs(flathead!) powered sidewalk car my Dad built for me in '57 and which I still have and enjoy. I would gas it up at a Shell station next to the A&P two blocks away and run it on the parking lot on Sundays, or drive it out to Notre Dame and run it up and down the road next to the football stadium. But more often I would just drive it around the block and up and down the alleys in my neighborhood ( and probably drove the neighbors nuts with the straight pipe!) Fortunatly I still live in the area and can revisit my childhood neighborhood often and bring a smile to my mug when I need it. You done good Dave--thanks again!

Bob