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My Shaw VehicleBy Homer W. Richardson400 Parkway Circle, Montevallo, Alabama 35115 After reading the very interesting article on the Shaw Manufacturing History by David Beattie in the August '97 issue of GEM, I began to look back about 65 years. I don't recall any article on Shaw ever before, mentioning a vehicle. I owned a Shaw built vehicle, but whether it was a Shaw mobile or a Speedster I don't know. I was 12 or 13 years old then, and am almost 78 now, so everything I say must now be qualified with, "as I remember." The steering was conventional. The clutch was hand-lever operated. The Shaw used four 20" bicycle type wheels and tires. There were no springs, but the frame/floor being composed of a number of 1"x4" boards with a gap between them, afforded some degree of cushion effect. The two bucket-type seats were made of sheet metal and low to the floor, suc... 810 of 3474 characters shown.
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