Re: OT-Model A Ford

Posted by rustyj on June 05, 2008 at 05:37:45 from (72.77.19.132):

In Reply to: Re: OT-Model A Ford posted by OLTWOPOP on June 04, 2008 at 21:57:31:

When i bought my brand new 1949 Ford yellow convertible, i sold my 1948 Ford convertible (BIG MISTAKE!! The '49 Ford was a big piece of junk!) and took a '29 Ford Roadster in trade. It ran well, and it became my daily fun car.
That summer, 1949, my friend Bill Landis, and my brother Richard, each persuaded me to take the A and go on a trip with it! (Running board zig-zag luggage rack, and two spare tires, big floppy straw hats, tool box, suitcases, blankets, etc.)
So, on a bright Sunday morning, in July, the three of us set off in it, to tour!
We left West view, near Pittsburgh, Pa., and set off for places unknown. Our immediate destination was to visit my friend Bill Landis' Grandmother, in Meyersdale, Pa. After she recovered from surprise, we decided to go to Baltimore, Md. We didn't stay in motels. No, we'd pull off into a closed school yard, toss out the blankets and get some zeee's until morning, then go find a gas station to wash up and then find some food.
We drove down into Maryland some, then took the ferry to Dover Delaware, and up thru N.J. to near Philadelphia, where we stopped behind a gas station and camped on the grass behind it.
Next day, we decided to visit New York city, so we drove to the Holland Tunnel area. As we turned into the entrance, the muffler pipe fell off the manifold!(The goofy clamp had worked loose) And, at the same time, right there, a truck load of steel pipe rolled off a truck, blocking the street, and attracting many cops! And, a cop told us we couldn't drive thru the tunnel, making all that noise! Well, i got it wired back up, the pipe got rolled to the side, and away we went, thru the tunnel! After driving around for 10 blocks, we left there, and went up to the Poconos.
While there, it got rather late, so Bill, who was driving, found a nice grassy spot to park, and we got out the bed-rolls, and crawled in, for a nights sleep. (I must tell you, i have an artificial left foot, WW II injury, which i remove when sleeping, so i did that.) We slept for several hours, until i was shaken awake by Bill, who informed me he heard a bear!! I listened for a while, then not hearing anything, i fell back to sleep. After several more bear scares, and me reassuring Bill that he was dreaming, he suddenly jumped up, threw his blankets into the rumble seat, picked me up and i went in there, too, along with my wooden foot, Brother got stuffed into the right front, covered in blankets! Bill got in, started the engine, threw it into reverse, turned on the head-lights and----there stood the biggest BEAR i had ever seen! That bear was as surprised as we were, and the last we saw of him, he was looking mighty perplexed, seeing his meals leaving, post haste!
The rest of that night was spent in a Motel further down the mountain!
Next day, we went to Harrisburg, to visit an Army buddy, but he wasn't home. So, we went to Gettysburg, Pa., and toured the battlefield. After shocking a bunch of people with our wind-burned faces, and that old car, we got onto Rte. 30 and went home!
We had traveled 1300 miles in 4 1/2 days, saw lots of things, rode on 2 ferry boats, almost had lunch with a bear, got cursed by cabbies in Manhattan, and had one heck of a good time!
One thing i would like to say about that old car--riding along, in the rumble seat, in the cool of the evening 300 miles from home, and listening to the exhaust pipe singing its "tune", is about as fine a feeling as you could get from anything else! Brings a lump in my throat, thinking back---
After i got married and bought our home, i had to sell some of my stock of cars! A good friend bought the A, and made the body into a Hot-rod Roadster! I kept one of my Model T'ees, and kept it for many years, but its gone now, too.
Hope you enjoy this story! It is true, not made up! I have written other stories about my life, which i'd be glad to send to you, if you want them. Just send me an e-mail, and i'll send some!
Rusty Jones

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