Word: carse
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Some of the individual skits are very well done. W. C. Fields manages to wreak vengeance on road-bogs at large for the wrecking of his hard-earned flivver by a member of their clan. He manages to destroy five cars in the process, and to do so amusingly, George...
Jalopy racing is not to be confused with stock car racing. The chief difference between them is that in stock car competition a driver can "soup up" his engine or install a racing engine, while the jalopy man man can only make sure that his engine is in perfect working...
Jalopies are just old cars that have been stripped down to attain a maximum of speed and safety and have been given a thorough engine job. Both front and rear fenders are pared off. Outsize tires on the right side are allowed to help the driver negotiate turns. The cars...
Dennison attributes the rise of the jalopy star to the informal atmosphere of the track and the increased number of accidents resulting from bigger and more cars and the fact that all the drivers are amatures. There are a few turnovers every evening, but since they hardly ever involve serious...
The major impediment to implementation to the plan is that most parking spaces must be cleared by 7:30 a.m. to make room for University employees' cars, Phelps said. State regulations may force the University to charge students for use of the lots, he added.