Race Between a Ford and Chevrolet

DESCRIPTION: Various string band musicians from the North Georgia region, such as Clayton McMichen and Riley Puckett, wager a jug of liquor on the outcome of the race between a Ford and a Chevrolet. The race is a tie, so the onlookers split the contents of the jug.
AUTHOR: Probably Oscar Ford
EARLIEST DATE: 1930 (recording, Oscar Ford)
KEYWORDS: wager drink humorous racing technology
FOUND IN: US(SE)
Roud #15876
RECORDINGS:
Oscar Ford, "Race Between a Ford and Chevrolet" (Columbia 15634-D, 1930)
NOTES [15 words]: It is doubtful that the musician Oscar Ford was an objective observer of this contest. -PJS
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