Buckles Blog: 1970 RBBB Blue Show #21

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Ringling 100-47, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

johnny said...: The back wheels of these two wagons would turn when the front wheels did making it very easy to do the sharp turns at ends of hippodrome track. Very nice engineering.; 11 July, 2010 08:29
Chic Silber said...: Are you sure it was these wagons

that had the coupled steering as

I recall it was later that they

obtained the running gear from

some airport baggage equipment; 11 July, 2010 09:14
J C Hall said...: Buckles
I assume that is John that is sporting the lengthy ivory? I do not recall seeing that.; 12 July, 2010 12:07
Buckles said...: No that is "Targa" with false tusks portraying "Jumbo".; 12 July, 2010 15:22
Frank Ferrante said...: Buckles -

Are tusks common on both Indian and African elephants? ~frank; 12 July, 2010 18:38
Buckles said...: Yes they are.; 12 July, 2010 19:06
Jack Ryan said...: Buckles is 100% right. Targa with false tusks playing the role of Jumbo.; 12 July, 2010 22:15

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