When the Cardinals jumped all over the Pirates, Washington told the story, column by column on the hand-operated scoreboard at Wrigley Field.

A steam engine hand-operated by Mr. Lashaway’s granddaughter, Dana, wove through the crowd.

But with its hand-operated soft roof, manual gearbox, and Mighty-Mouse-esque four-cylinder engine, it's the little hornet that could: a tiny body and a hell-bent attitude.