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Q. Why, since we drive on the right of the road in this country, do American drivers insist on sitting on the right-hand side just as the English do? I can understand the English sitting on that side to get the best view of oncoming traffic, but for the same sensible reason should not American […]
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Q. I have a side-bar buggy which has what I am told are Brewster springs. Were they made by the famous carriage building firm of that name? A. The Brewster side-bar gear was patented by James B. Brewster in 1872. The gear was made up of two side-bars, made of wood, two end springs, two
Q. I am restoring a Brougham and the top is no longer waterproof. It is covered with some material that has been thickly painted but what the material is I cannnot determine. I have read somewhere that leather was used, stretched on wet. This might be difficult to replace, was any other kind of material
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