Horseshoe nails.
I know I've posted a couple times about the many spare tires early cars carried, and the different ways that tires were patched.
I never thought about what caused those flat tires, I assumed it was rough roads, rocks, and sharp stones... but of course when horses were still common on roads, the loose horseshoe nails would have been a frequent cause of flats.
just one of the things that made me say Hmmm.
I know I've posted a couple times about the many spare tires early cars carried, and the different ways that tires were patched.
I never thought about what caused those flat tires, I assumed it was rough roads, rocks, and sharp stones... but of course when horses were still common on roads, the loose horseshoe nails would have been a frequent cause of flats.
just one of the things that made me say Hmmm.
haha! interesting. Its funny that after all these years we still measure cars in HORSE power
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