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Depending on where on this planet you are located, the history (and name, and means of transportation, and so on) of Santa Claus may differ a bit. We westerners for instance like to believe it was Coca-Cola who invented the gift-bearing fat guy, when in reality all the company did was to make an existing character very famous.
The car driven by John Dillinger to escape Crown Point comes to the city.
CROWN POINT â Lake County put on a homecoming worthy of a big screen gangster movie for the return of the Lillian Holley car.
The jet black 1934 V-8 Ford that depression-era desperado John Dillinger stole in his famous jail escape 87 years ago cruised back to the Sheriffâs House on Saturday afternoon.
It arrived with a motorcade, directed by Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., of county police cars, motorcycle and two county police helicopters.
On Saturday morning, spectators and officials were able to get an up close look at the Dillinger escape vehicle before it made its way back to Crown Point s downtown square.
CROWN POINT â Lake County put on a homecoming worthy of a big screen gangster movie for the return of the Lillian Holley car.
The jet black 1934 V-8 Ford that depression-era desperado John Dillinger stole in his famous jail escape 87 years ago cruised back to the Sheriffâs House on Saturday afternoon.
The car driven by John Dillinger to eascape Crown Point comes to the city.
It arrived with a motorcade, directed by Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., of county police cars, motorcycle and two county police helicopters.
A crowd of several hundred cheered as it stopped in the middle of South Main Street and gathered in a scrum to photograph it, take selfies, and touch and admire this piece of Hoosier history.
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Officially, the man who invented the tow truck is named Ernest Holmes. He did so in 1916 after realizing it takes a lot of effort and manpower to pull cars out of creeks – yes, drivers were up to these stunts even back then. His first conversion was based on a 1913 Cadillac and was so successful that soon the Ernest Holmes Co was born.