Here you are Joe!

[Dave Grubb]

Your dream car---all electric and no stinkin subsidies! You could drive it home today

[wacojoe]

Minimalism is cool.

[Phillbo]

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[Mike]

I wonder if the resemblance to a Flexible Flyer sled was intentional?

[Dave Grubb]

I think it might be a carryover from the early "buckboard" horse drawn wagon. They were simple, cheap, and functional. They were built without a rigid frame. The intent was that the boards would flex as it went over bumps--thus improving the ride.

[Truckman]

I think I would prefer the all-weather version out of Jay's garage......Ben

[Mike]

I think it might be a carryover from the early "buckboard" horse drawn wagon. They were simple, cheap, and functional. They were built without a rigid frame. The intent was that the boards would flex as it went over bumps--thus improving the ride.

I'm not so sure, Dave. It even has the same cross member under the foot pedals that is shaped the same as on the Flexible Flyer.

[Mike]

That was a cool video. Thanks, Ben!

Damn wouldn't it be nice to have Leno's money and garage.

[Truckman]

Damn wouldn't it be nice to have Leno's money and garage.

If only......Ben

[UTAH]

"The Red Bug runs perfectly, steers the way it should, and stops the way it should. The condition is exactly what it looks like in the photos."

Way cool.

Hunter

[mgrist]

"The Red Bug runs perfectly, steers the way it should, and stops the way it should. The condition is exactly what it looks like in the photos."

Way cool.

Hunter

Probably have to beef up the floorboards for today's generation.

[Truckman]

Probably have to beef up the floorboards for today's generation.

Especially with Triguy's feet......Ben

[Dave Grubb]

Back to the Baker. My father drove an electric bread truck in Philadelphia for a period between the end of any union carpenters working after the depression hit and when my parents scratched together enough money, in the mid 30's, to buy the farm where I was born. My mother continued to work throughout the depression as a school teacher.

Anyway---I think I recall my father saying that was a Baker. One of the things I remember him talking about was the "danger" of being forced onto the trolley tracks when they were wet. The truck had solid rubber tires and zero tread which resulted in an occasional thrill, since the track of the truck matched the track of the trolleys.

There was an electric forklift company named Baker which could have been a successor. They went out of business in the late 70's, although the name still exists. I once had a 4 way travel Baker----I wasn't a proud owner!

[Truckman]

My father drove an electric bread truck---I think I recall my father saying that was a Baker.

An appropriate brand for a bread truck...Being electric, he could probably have delivered toast if necessary......Ben

[Dave Grubb]

Ya--the irony of the names did occur to me as well.

Below is an ad for their trucks. A quick search leads me to believe they stopped car manufacturing in 1917 and a few years after that the trucks were gone.