Towing Model A
Along about 1970, While pulling up the Priest Grade (the old Stage Coach road & the steepest grade in California) up the old one-lane road crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains from California to Nevada, My friend in his 1925 Chevrolet was resting at the top of the grade, while I, in my 1930 Ford Coupe continued to stuggle up the grade (with my 52 horse powered 'C' engine) .
Upon reaching the top of the grade, with water boiling out the top of my radiator and steam shooting six foot high, my friend walked over with a sack in hand. "Here", he said, as he handed my a 12 foot long 'Tow Rope'. It had been spliced with loops at each end, to attach to each car. He had each loop tagged - one end said 'Chevrolet - Rear'. The other loop had been tagged, "Ford - Front".
We still speak.
- Doug Vieyra, humble servant of two Ford Model A's
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