Re: Off topic, 41 Lincoln V12 going cheap
For those youngsters in the crowd, the grapevine hill was originally a twisty road that snaked back and forth, like a grapevine. It was built that way so that it was not so steep that the early cars could not climb it in high gear (think Model T). You could still see the old road in the 1950's. You can still see small traces of it today but it is mostly erased and you really have to know what to look for.
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Last edited by nkaminar; 03-29-2023 at 07:14 PM.
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