According to her official biography, Isadora Duncan was killed with her veil
was caught in the wheel of the car she was riding in. Of course that was in
1927 when wheels were more out in the open than now and a little higher
(closer) to the passengers.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/isadora.html
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
To: "Robert Westcott" <westcotc@earthlink.net>; "Healey List"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Roll bars in big healeys - any experiences?
| And why they did away with the "eared knock-offs" in the 60s I think for
| some european exports and a little later for the american market. But I
am
| sure that the spokes of a wire wheel could do the trick as well.
|
| Greg Lemon
| 54 BN1
|
| When I was rowing up with British Sports Cars some of us weren't sure if
the
| "famous female actress or dancer story throttled by a wire wheel spinner
| story" that everybody had heard was real or urban legand.
|
| Greg Lemon
| 54 BN1
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Robert Westcott" <westcotc@earthlink.net>
| To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
| Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:44 AM
| Subject: Re: Roll bars in big healeys - any experiences?
|
|
| > They say that is how the dancer Issabella Duncan lost her life.
| >
| > Rob Westcott
| >
| > '55 100
| >
| > "John P. New" wrote:
| >
| > > ACK!!
| > >
| > > NEVER wear a scarf in a convertible, especially a snoopy-like scarf
that
| > > dangles behind you. Have you ever noticed how close your neck is to
the
| > > rear wheels??
|
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