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>I generally say my first car was a '57 Chevy, but >actually that was just the first car I had that ran. > >When I was 9 years old (1958), in the third grade, my >father presented me with a 1930 Ford Model A Tudor >sedan. I was a flegling motorhead even then and loved >that car. > >It hadthrown a rod as it was being delivered to my dad >and he parked it behind his warehouse. I spent many >days just sitting in it and planning how I was going >to restore it, and imagining all the trips I would >take and the races I would win. > >The car came from the gulf coast of Texas and you >could read a newspaper through the rust holes in all >four fenders. > >I also spent hours pouring through J C Whitney >catalogs making lists of parts to order to restore the >car. > >A buddy and I used Dad's tools to remove the head, and >Dad acutally had the carburator rebuilt. But, fate >was against me. Dad's business was failing and when I >was about 13, just before I was old enough to have a >job and get a driver's license (you could drive at 14 >in Texas in the 60's) I was persueded to sell the >Model A. > >The $75 I got for it went with Dad's $50 two years >later for my '57 Chevy (two door sedan). I learned to >drive a standard when we bought the Chevy and I had to >drive it home. > >I'd still love to have a Model A, but I have no where >to put one.

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