View Single Post
Old 02-19-2021, 09:23 AM   #8
77Birdman
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: North Eastern MD
Posts: 486
Default Re: Running board mounted air pump.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac View Post
FYI. Some of the pre-World War One cars of exceptional value, had mechanical driven air pumps. That was of course, due to inferior rubber tire technology and frequent flats.
I’d love to see a picture. Very cool piece of history.
Yes they did. One big cause of flat tires was horse shoe nails. Just about every early motorcycle I have come across has a tire pump for just that reason
77Birdman is offline   Reply With Quote