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Jim Piedmont (mid- 1950’s)
I was hunting some past images & long since gone family; & by chance I stumbled on to the Mic-Rod photo. I my self never had one; I was born in Syracuse.
Migrated from Jamesville to the south side on to Salina St. 5400 block; the house is still there. I think around 1953; I was five years of age then: although I left at 17 on my own & lived in CA near most of my life; closing in on 60 myself now, it's not like I would ever forget the Mic-Rod days.
It was across the street from me was Warren Bruno. His father built one & I would go to the racetrack with them at the NY State Fair Grounds. It made for a great weekend back in those days.
I believe we were 7 years old when the Mic Rod thing happened for Warren. Just lucky for sure it was having a friend like Warren then. End result, I did get a considerable amount of time behind the wheel driving it myself.
Outstanding features I'll never forget: cable pull for the steering at the wheels & we used an old fan belt for braking drag on the axel drive shaft & then some old Briggs Stratton engine &
Plywood body. It was fun & life was a whole different then for us as kids back then.
I congratulate you & those who have maintained the activity to this day. It's a wonderful thing what you are doing for those children. No doubt there lives will be a whole lot fuller because of you & others who have kept it alive to this day.
The old picture is just like how I recall it, what they looked like, rough.
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