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Old Posted Mar 3, 2014, 4:10 AM
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Slow motion....
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Originally Posted by Tourmaline View Post
Source indicates Long Beach. Anyone recognize the background building?




This Delivery truck's lack of a windshield "may" have been designed to cheat the wind. It also prevented the operator from claiming his vision was impaired due to dirty glass.
http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...G225XC361A.jpg


Union Ice Co. - California's oldest ice maker per LAT http://articles.latimes.com/1987-07-...07_1_union-ice (Several So Cal locations including this Vernon site: 2970 E 50th St.)
The speeds for these trucks were so slow that a windshield was hardly a consideration.
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