This image shows the final preparation on two cars constructed for the All American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. The car in the foreground is sponsered by The Village Smithy, a machine shop that was located on South Main Street in Munroe Falls, Ohio. Its proprietor in 1953 was R. J. Cooper. It is located in the Kline Family collection at Munroe Falls Historical Society.
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