Take a Test Ride In the Alco Black Beast
Earlier this month, the fan belt bracket of the Alco Black Beast broke and damaged the radiator. After 21 days on the disabled list, the Beast has been repaired with a temporary electic fan and will participate in tomorrow's Wheels Through Time event in Port Washington.
Take a test ride with the Alco Black Beast down Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park:
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
The temporary electric fan.
Fill her up, Sam!
Comments
Great drive! I wonder what the guys at Mavis Discount Tire thought as the Alco sped by???
I bet a few drivers and pedestrians thought they entered the Twilight Zone! What was the total distance you drove from start to finish?
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Howard Kroplick
I believe we did about 4 miles.
A sunny day and a speedster. Doesn’t get much better, Howard! =: ]
Last image is the best!
Nothing like driving a classic in such beautiful surroundings.
Glad to see the Beast roars again! Great work!
Lucky people that saw it go down the road!!
A while back the fan belt on my Packard 243 wore out. I got a new belt; however, the adjustable water pump (adjusts to fit the belt) was frozen! I didn’t get to do the work myself, Gaslite had the pleasure! I suppose that changing fan belts once every several decades shouldn’t get someone upset.