Re: What was the purpose of running boards?

[scott.barrie@CIMtegration.com (Scott Barrie)]

><<Then I began to wonder what purpose the running boards served in the first
>place? I remember Mob hit men using them in early drive-by shootings - and I
>could see a use for them with saloon cars (to bridge the gutter) buy what
>purpose in sports cars?

More interesting to me is why they would call them that. You're clearly not
going to run far on one of those boards.... :-)

It's the same sort of misnomer as driving on parkways and parking in driveways.

Scott Barrie
'63 Plus Four