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The following image appeared on the December 1957 issue of “Mechanix Illustrated”. It shows a woman smiling while being run over by a mammoth truck with unusually large wheels. The woman appears to be of average build—not the strongman (or strongwoman) type that we see on the TV sometimes, performing stunts such as this as a show of strength. She appears to be enjoying herself and apparently unharmed. The accompanied caption identified the vehicle as a Chevrolet-manufactured “Albee Rolligon” weighing 7 tons.

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