Filed under: Time Warp, Etc., Safety
Man's best friend relegated to running board sack in 1936
Back in the day, they loved their unmitigated dangerousness. Don't want exciteable little Muffy getting all nutso and chewing the seat foam? Stick him in his very own doggy bag and make his stinky little backside ride on the running board. Cut one of those shrinking yellow lights too close, and you'll let all the jelly filling out of your canine friend with this rig, but the dog would probably love this style of travel. The only modern car you could attempt this stunt with would be a New Beetle, though there's plenty of trucks with running boards. What's a better combo than a man and his truck, with his dog in a bag outside?
[Source: Modern Mechanix via Digg]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Larry 2:11PM (3/15/2008)
Put them on a rope and let them run alongside?
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Ed 2:35PM (3/15/2008)
...wow.
Yet another awesome idea from the generation that brought us Spam.
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Mike 3:11PM (3/15/2008)
Spam is great. Greatly underrated in my opinion.
Brent 2:39PM (3/15/2008)
Great idea for the mother-in-law. ;)
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Z 2:46PM (3/15/2008)
Or the kids.
John Johnson 2:46PM (3/15/2008)
"you'll let all the jelly filling out of your canine friend"
^Most awesome thing ever posted on Autoblog.
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3seriesisking 2:51PM (3/15/2008)
Hahahaha....agreed
Mazdamia 3:01PM (3/15/2008)
Isn't this what Mitt Romney used to do when the family went on vacation?
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Tom Fjord 4:39PM (3/15/2008)
Yes. That's where his unwed, pregnant teen daughter had to ride.
MGBYG 2:26AM (3/17/2008)
No, that was up on the car's roof. And they didn't have rear wipers back then.
If he'd of used one of these he'd still be in the race...or not.
stang_fan 3:54PM (3/15/2008)
It has to be remembered that in 1936 there were virtually no treatments for fleas on pets; so would you really want to ride in a smallish, closed car with "Rover" and all his flying friends?
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gforce 7:52PM (3/15/2008)
Well, technically fleas don't fly. They can jump really far, though.
Reader 3:11AM (3/16/2008)
Technically no one cares about technicalities.
Colin Smith 4:09PM (3/15/2008)
Mothers' in law, children, dogs, and wives. Fantastic idea.
Bring back running boards...
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zapperdude60 4:43PM (3/15/2008)
wow. within hours of this showing up on 4chan, there was a digg link to a flickr copy of it and then autoblog copies it.
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catgirlshyla 5:53PM (3/16/2008)
Rules one and two.
spacegravity4me 5:43PM (3/15/2008)
"Hole for head" has got to be the greatest marketing catch phrase ever! Beats the competition because they don't have any holes for the head! Maybe we'll get them in the year 2000!
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Peter 9:22AM (3/16/2008)
Anyone who has traveled with a lab would see the genius of this idea.
dakota 6:05PM (3/15/2008)
The HHR has running boards. How `bout it GM for an accessory?
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GOKARTN 6:30PM (3/15/2008)
I hope the owner uses caution when he opens/closes his door!
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