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05/02/2024 7:47 am
The Auto Wash Bowl in Chicago circa 1920's. Lots of dirt roads back then. "The nearly 80-foot-wide, ridged concrete bowl was about 16 inches at its deepest point in the center. Customers paid 25 cents to an attendant who strapped a protective rubber cover over the radiator. Patrons would then enter the bowl via a ramp and drive their cars around and around the bowl at a speed of about 10 miles per hour. The ridges in the concrete would vibrate the car and the water, creating a sloshing action that helped wash away all the mud from the chassis and wheels.
The process took about three or four minutes. The car would then exit the bowl where patrons who wanted a complete car wash could enter one of the bays where the rest of the car would be cleaned. On a busy Saturday, about 75 cars per hour would go for a spin in the wash bowl."
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
05/02/2024 8:10 am
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
05/02/2024 1:02 pm
Hell, you can do that now in Chicago with a heavy rain at the Kennedy-Edens junction.
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05/02/2024 3:56 pm
Driving through that water served another purpose with those cars with wooden spoke wheels...the water would ex[and the wood and tighten the spokes.
05/02/2024 4:22 pm
Driving through that water served another purpose with those cars with wooden spoke wheels...the water would ex[and the wood and tighten the spokes.
05/02/2024 6:03 pm
Looks like a great way to get all that road salt out of my disc brakes.
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05/02/2024 10:49 pm
Some of the streets in Chicago, which go under railroad bridges will also work well during/after a heavy rain.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
06/02/2024 11:56 pm
Another Tesla made it home!
And many more ...
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