Re: Roads in "the good old days"
Looks familiar to what I heard. My Dad was born in 1902.
His Dad, my Grandfather, born 1867, bought his first car, a Dodge, in 1912, (when my Dad was 10), when cars were as rare as space ships.
The nearest car dealer/auto mechanic was 60 miles away -- if it had not rained in a week or so, my Dad related that a 60 mile trip one way took all day with uncertain water filled large sink holes on dirt roads with no gravel.
"All" mechanic work in similar remote rural areas was done at home.
Gasoline was pumped with a hand pump out of 55 gallon drums into gas cans with spouts at grocery stores.
On many days, dirt roads were totally impassable for early car travel -- also duster suits & goggles were used often just in case one had to follow another car kicking up dust/sand, even with one driving behind a windshield.
Our Model A's today travel on "Easy Street"; but some bear scars of "back-then."
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