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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 had thrown 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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