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tomkc1 · 02-04-2012, 09:23 AM

My 1934 Ford 4 door sedan was bought new by my grandfather in 1934. He lived in Lawrence, MA. My father told me that my grandfather had bought a 1933 and only drained one side of the engine for the winter. The block cracked and they traded the '33 for the '34.

The car was used by the family until 1951 when it was put into the family garage. It stayed there until 1970 when my aunt gave it to me.

The reason she kept it was because during the winter neighbors were looking for garage space to get their cars off the street because of a winter parking ban. She didn't want to rent her garage so inorder to keep anyone from bugging her, she kept the Ford in it. I was the beneficiary of her logic.

The car was originally the Tacoma cream color. Some time in the 1940s my father and his brothers decided it needed a paint job so they painted it black using a brush. In 1970 when I got it I had it repainted back close to the original color and that paint is still on it.

Besides the paint and a few other minor details the car is pretty much in original condition.

02-04-2012, 09:23 AM	#32
tomkc1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: York, ME/Astor, FL Posts: 147	Re: How Many Know The History Of their V8 Since New ? My 1934 Ford 4 door sedan was bought new by my grandfather in 1934. He lived in Lawrence, MA. My father told me that my grandfather had bought a 1933 and only drained one side of the engine for the winter. The block cracked and they traded the '33 for the '34. The car was used by the family until 1951 when it was put into the family garage. It stayed there until 1970 when my aunt gave it to me. The reason she kept it was because during the winter neighbors were looking for garage space to get their cars off the street because of a winter parking ban. She didn't want to rent her garage so inorder to keep anyone from bugging her, she kept the Ford in it. I was the beneficiary of her logic. The car was originally the Tacoma cream color. Some time in the 1940s my father and his brothers decided it needed a paint job so they painted it black using a brush. In 1970 when I got it I had it repainted back close to the original color and that paint is still on it. Besides the paint and a few other minor details the car is pretty much in original condition.