vintage wall of death photo...

someone posted this on another car forum, makes me smile, and FWIW a better quality copy can be found via google...

 

Crazy Kitty in the sidecar ? That's nuts.

 

this is a great photo. thanks very much for sharing.

-scott noteboom

 

looks like he is enjoying the ride,wonder if he gets dizzy..lol

old Grandma got a nice little Sprintcar though.

 

hey, FNG, have the decency to post your sources. For example:
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...ystery-truck-slash-tug-another-radio-crosley/
dan

 

That is too cool, I wonder what they thought when the first guy said "Hey got a cool idea, it involves a sprintcar, chick and a lion"

 

Same thing I was thinking. A couple of beers and then someone says "Hey guys I got an idea" and the rest is history.

 

That looks like fun. It is life in a nut shell. A guy chasing a lady and her big....cat.

 

Someone was thinking Way outside of the box when they came up with that idea!

 

How cool would it be to be able to say:

"My grandmother used to drive a board track racer on the Wall of Death with a lion in the sidecar."

Awesome photo.

JH

 

Give the FNG a break he took the time to share something really cool & give us a smile.
and FYI if you follow his suggestion and google "wall of death" photo pops up on the first page.


Thanks for the photo dude and welcome to the H.A.M.B.

Terry

 

Very cool photo.......................but odd.

 

With a name like Egbert, he'd have to be fearless!!

What a crazy kitty.

 

not only ride the wall of death but ride it with a lion! now thats just insane. i love it.

 

Reminds me of a simpler time when safety and common sense took a back seat to entertainment value.

That is so friggin' cool!

 

worth a conversation and how can anybody go wrong with an Indian motorcycle.

 

The audience appears jaded ... different times indeed.

Dare devils, windwalkers and illusionists of that period were no whimps!

I love early silent movies stunt scenes.

 

hahahaha.... that kitty looks like its enjoying itself.. like a dog hanging its head out the window hahaha

 

The amu*****t industry has a rich and colorful history....
The baby incubator, the hot dog, Evel Knievel, Steeplechase/funnyface. Fiji Mermaid, Chang and Eng.........Ah, the good old days.....

 

Underslug frame? That's crazy.....no, no a ****ing lion in a side car. That's crazy!

 

Thats when "entertainers" were tough, not just crazy

 

Looks like something we need at the jalopy showdown! ehh Mr. Larry?

 

seems lions have a somewhat glorious history in speed and entertainment. this one set two transcontinental speed records:

 

Hey ladies, haaaaaave you met Fearless Egbert?

 

Hi-dollar corporate publicity stunt!


hahahhaa J/K (well, kinda)

 

http://www.wallofdeathinc.com/
rhett rotten is still at it..

 

HAHAHAHA.................these guy's were insane.

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i think the lion is saying "Speed up dumb ***"

 

folks had hu****ous nuts back then..