So my entire life there have been 2 cars in my family that I have dreamed of owning, I finally was able to bring them home. The 2 door 51 Ford was purchased by my great grandfather in 1953, it was his daily driver up until his death in 1977 (I was negative 4 years old). It sat in my great grandma’s garage where I would play in it and pretend to drive it until 1996. My uncle and I got it running and drove it to his house and there it stayed in his garage until Sunday when I put it on a trailer. He bought the 30 coupe in 1962. My uncle tore the car down in the early 80s to restore but life happened and it never got past rebuilding the 4 banger( still hasn’t been fired) . Until Monday neither car had seen rain since the 70s. It’s a humbling feeling to be allowed to be the caretaker of these things, my mom spent her entire childhood riding around in them. After a very creative loading process we left out from West Virginia Monday morning and hit my drive way in Phoenix on Tuesday night. 36.5 hours of driving over a 43.5 hour span, I’m still tired and still kind of in shock this trip actually happened.
Man, really happy for you. Keep passing them down. I can kick myself for not buying my Grandfather's '55 Ford when I had a chance. Was working on two other cars at the time and was pretty overwhelmed. Joe
Outstanding Sir.This looks like fun.I`ll saddle up and go along for the ride. Good luck.Have fun.Be safe. Leo
Hard to express just how momentous this is. Two awesome Fords. The history. Very happy for you. Hey... you can't have just one old car in the garage. You have to at least have two sitting side by side... so it looks like a drag race... a scene out of one of our favorite movies. LOL
Cool history. I am helping a buddy with his 50 Ford that his grandfather bought new in may of 1950, the only new car grandpa ever had. We work on it on Thursdays (his day off) one day a week adds up should be able to drive around the block in the next month or so (has not moved under its own power since the early 80’s.
great story, and great pictures ,and from West " By God " Virginia ,hard to beat ! You will be talking about that road trip 20 yrs from now ! Enjoy .
What an episode and a road trip to boot. Those treasures will do just fine in AZ. Let us know how that banger wakes up. Check out some of the banger sites. they really tell it.
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