May I Nit-Pick?

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

Fred Schneider wrote:

> The 1936 car would accelerate at peak rate of 4.75 miles per hour per
> second until in reached approximately 15 miles per hour ... enough to
> get through the intersection ahead of a Chevy with a flathead six.

Just a minor technical point: No Chevrolet ever had a flathead six. The
Chevrolet six introduced during the late 1920's always had overhead
valves. My 1959 Plymouth, however, has a flathead six. And I do believe
a PCC could definitely beat it off the line from a stop sign! :-) Ken J.