The 1919 Army Convoy: The Strange Tractor That Helped Conquer America's Muddy Roads

Описание: In 1919, the summer after the Great War, the Army sent 81 vehicles from Washington to San Francisco on the Lincoln Highway, and it took 62 days. West of the Mississippi the heavy trucks kept sinking in mud and sand, until one odd tractor showed up with a trick. Did your grandfather or great-grandfather ever drive the old Lincoln Highway, back before the Interstates?

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