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Mountaindoc · 02-05-2012, 07:30 AM

My 49 F1 was bought new by a World War I (one) veteran. He was a farmer in Tennessee. He passed on and his nephew inherited it and drove it for years. He found out he was sick in 91, parked it, and died in 92. It was parked in a barn across a small road from his house. His widow didn't allow anybody to touch it until she died about 4 years ago. She liked looking at it from her kitchen window. Their daughter sold it to me 2 summers ago. She had tears in her eyes. I honestly tried to talk her out of it. But she was satisfied when I told her that I was just gonna get it running and enjoy it without changing anything.

02-05-2012, 07:30 AM	#45
Mountaindoc Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East KY Posts: 42	Re: How Many Know The History Of their V8 Since New ? My 49 F1 was bought new by a World War I (one) veteran. He was a farmer in Tennessee. He passed on and his nephew inherited it and drove it for years. He found out he was sick in 91, parked it, and died in 92. It was parked in a barn across a small road from his house. His widow didn't allow anybody to touch it until she died about 4 years ago. She liked looking at it from her kitchen window. Their daughter sold it to me 2 summers ago. She had tears in her eyes. I honestly tried to talk her out of it. But she was satisfied when I told her that I was just gonna get it running and enjoy it without changing anything.