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https://www.caradvice.com.au/912738/bertha-benz-and-the-worlds-first-road-trip/

 

'Other problems arose along the journey, all of which Bertha solved with her both her intuition and her mechanical knowledge.

A blocked fuel line was cleared using her hat pin while her garter was used to insulate an ignition wire. She enlisted the help of a blacksmith to fix a broken chain and a cobbler when the wooden brakes on the Patent-Motorwagen began to fail. To solve the problem, Bertha asked the cobbler in Neulingham to install shoe leather on the wooden brakes, thus inventing the replacement brake pad.'



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There's still plenty of women who aren't scared of getting their hands dirty and have good mechanical aptitude. My daughter is one who was always more interested in being under a car with me than being inside with her mother. She still repairs the tractor and vehicles on their farmlet in NSW, and yet holds down a very senior public service job in Canberra. Just enjoys doing it.

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and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer.
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/wheels-in-motion-on-biopic-of-australia-first-female-truckie/10204564

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outlaw40 wrote:

and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer.
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/wheels-in-motion-on-biopic-of-australia-first-female-truckie/10204564

 Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old MAN,a great German brand of truck..Loved a beer.Cheers



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yobarr wrote:

outlaw40 wrote:

and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer.
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/wheels-in-motion-on-biopic-of-australia-first-female-truckie/10204564

 Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old 1418 Mercedes.Loved a beer.Cheer




the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.

60 minutes did a segment on her

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outlaw40 wrote:

and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer.
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/wheels-in-motion-on-biopic-of-australia-first-female-truckie/10204564

 Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old MAN,a great brand of truck.Loved a beer.Cheer


 



the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.

60 minutes did a segment on her

 



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dogbox wrote:
yobarr wrote:

 

outlaw40 wrote:

and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer.
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/wheels-in-motion-on-biopic-of-australia-first-female-truckie/10204564

 Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old MAN,a great brand of German truck.Loved a beer.Cheer


 



the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.

60 minutes did a segment on her

 



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yobarr never seen you stuck for words before

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From the article link put up by Whenarewethere, it appears that Bertha Benz, may have been the first long distance vehicle driver

I seem to recall that there is a book about Toots Holzheimer

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yobarr never seen you stuck for words before

 

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another great aussie story concerning trucks would be Lets build out own by Terry Joyce the story behind the mighty Rhodes Riddley

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