Thursday, May 28, 2026

The automobile as part of the ecosystem


 We thought differently in the fifties. Insulation for wires was cotton and beeswax?

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  1. JPMay 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM

    And shellac, a South-East Asian bug secretion, for insulating copper winding...

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  2. AnonymousMay 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM

    Brakes, clutch - asbestos... D.

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  3. MARSHALL OVERCLOTHMay 28, 2026 at 2:38 PM

    what did they do with all the honey?

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  4. AnonymousMay 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM

    There was lard in the paint? I've used "lard oil" -- actually, whale oil but don't tell anybody -- as a paintbrush preservative. Seems as if lard would guarantee an infinity of fisheyes if used in paint though.
    --rats

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  5. DaveMay 29, 2026 at 9:38 AM

    Tung oil in automotive paint? I never would have thought, but it's true.

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