An Indy 500 Memorial Day race salute to Eddie Rickenbacker from #DavesCarIDService. He was America's greatest race car driver / war hero, going from a driving in the first Indy 500 in 1911 to becoming America's #1 flying ace in WW1.
L: 1914 Duesenberg-Mason
R: SPAD fighter
While Rickenbacker never won the Indy 500, he owned Indy Motor Speedway 1927-45. Did I mention he received 8 Flying Crosses, a Medal of Honor, started the Rickenbacker car co, President of Eastern Airlines, and survived 23 days on a life raft in the Pacific after a plane crash?
So, sorry beer commercial guy, that there's the real Most Interesting Man In The World.
Before diving into today's batch of car IDs, another gentle reminder to please follow the guidelines (which many of you continue to flout):
Congratulations to all the Graduates of 2021 from #DavesCarIDService. Enjoy the road ahead!
*Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate" (1968), driving a 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider Mk1, aka Duetto. Sort of the quintessential Joe College car of the late 60s-70s.
Before matriculating to today's IDs, don't forget to study the entry exam:
How much more Texan could this be? The answer is none, none more Texan. Cowboy Gramps is showing off his rodeo prize 1955-56 Dodge C1B pickup in this amazing picture; the little script emblem says "Job-Rated" btw.
Back in '20 I was just a naive antiseptic wipe, fresh from the factory, when I got my Walmart warehouse draft notice. When I shipped out over the scanner, I was full of bravado and ready to clean out some anuses. But nothing can prepare you for what it's like in the real shit.
*this thread best experienced while listening to "Fortunate Son"