Not car related, but absolutely classic:
John Philip Sousa taking a break behind the Mitchell Corn Palace in 1904. When Sousa was hired to play the Palace in 1904 and the train arrived in Mitchell, he refused to get off the train in this "rural" backwater town until he had the $7,000 in his hand to play. Sousa ended up being impressed by the crowds and added another concert each day to handle the many who flocked to Mitchell to hear him. He ended up coming back to the Corn Palace several times and dedicated his march, "The Diplomat" to the "unseen cook who had prepared that tenderloin" steak in Mitchell, SD..
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