When I was a kid, we often used to see wagon chassis, with no body shell. i assume that they were being driven from manufacturer to coach builder. The driver used to sit, exposed to the elements, wrapped up tight in thick, all over clothes, with his eyes protected by goggles. I blame my mother for my belief that these were highly dangerous diseased people and that any contact would be lethal. So they had to move around fully covered, to prevent spread of the disease, but highly visible so that others could avoid them. I think the fresh air might also have been good for them.
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the dust at the top of doors was highly poisonous and could kill you.Anon
- "Chassis" is slang for a woman's body, especially her genitalia.
— Siddharth Mehrotra - I used to think that my grandmother was a pioneer from the covered wagon days.— jasonchic
- I used to believe that all old people got the disease "OLD TIMERS DISEASE" Instead of alzheimers disease :D— MollyJohnson
- I used to think eyeshadow protected your eyes from the sun somehow.Anon
- When i was little i thought that the soul was a physical part of your body that looked like shell pastaAnon