Chariot of 1938 Ben Hur Drawn by Four Motorcycles (Dec, 1938)
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1938
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1938
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Chariot of 1938 Ben Hur Drawn by Four Motorcycles
For the Ben Hur of the motor age, no four-horse team would do. Instead, the charioteer—stunting in a sports festival sponsored by a Potsdam regiment in Germany—rides on a rubber-tired chariot drawn by four motorcycles. “Reins” in the driver’s hands lead to the handlebars of all four “bikes,” which are harnessed together by three horizontal bars. The har-ness recalls certain farm tractors which are controlled by reins.
