A photograph from an era before the advent of the windshield. Back in 1904 driving meant the serious risk of taking a rock to the eye, hence drivers wore hefty goggles. The automobile this young fellow is Earl H. Kiser and he sits astride is the Winton Bullet No. 2 (I'll be posting a Winton ad as part of my Sunday Drive series soon) posing for a photograph to commemorate setting a land speed record.
When I came across the photograph I had to air it. Having a short story featured in the anthology Diesel Punk by Twit Publishing it only seemed right!
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