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Ancient Matters | Jaon La Coste had a need for speed.

September 27, 2010 by JP

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Oct 7th, 1929 — Jaon La Coste, prominent woman auto racer pictured above, was held by police in Chicago, Illinois for attempted robbery in a Chicago hotel, with chloroform and a toy pistol. When first arrested she refused to reveal her identity. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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Posted in Auto, Icons, sports, vintage | Tagged 1920s, Auto, car, history, racing | 1 Comment

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  1. on September 29, 2010 at 7:07 pm p.j.o'furey

    you know that a chic is a real motor head when she robs the place to get her horsepower fix-
    hope there,s more like her around.



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