There is a story out
there about a well known Booze Runner and free cars. The story says that this
individual would offer a free car to anyone who could make three successful
runs from Canada to Minot without getting high jacked or stopped by the law. The
car was to have been a Buick, reportedly they were the fastest and most
powerful vehicle at the time. In fact an entry in a national magazine claims
that during the days of prohibition, Minot had more high performance cars per
capita than any other city. Back to the free Buick. The problem for any takers
on the offer was that if someone made two successful runs, this individual
would make sure the third run failed. Since he knew the route and times, he
would send his own men out to highjack the shipment so he would not have to
give away a Buick.
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| One of Many Prohibition Posters |
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