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Barney Roos: An Engineer's Engineer

Posted April 13, 2009 11:07 AM by dstrohl

If you've ever had a passing interest in the history of independent American car manufacturers, you've come across mention of Delmar "Barney" Roos. He jumped around from Pierce-Arrow to Studebaker to Willys-Overland, among other car manufacturers, and made his biggest dent in automotive history when he laid his hands on the World War II Jeep.

But what drove the man, and who was he? Jack Woodard answers those questions in a short biography of Roos in SIA #43, January-February 1978.

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04/13/2009 11:20 AM

"Don't be afraid of making mistakes, but be awfully afraid of being afraid." - Barney Roos

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