[Capt Quahog]

Black wheels . . .

Back in the old time big car club days of the 1970s, everybody and their mother-in-law seem to have had the family hobby A Model Ford painted up like a circus wagon with bright colored wheels. Still see some cars floating around with fancy etched wing windows on coupes and tudors along with all sorts of extra ornamentation. Suppose that's it a matter of each to his or her own.

Have always favored basic and austere Model A Ford cars. After-all, most of these cars in the old days were standard bread n' butter transportation for average people. 1930s photographs in our collection show lots of plain jane Model A Ford cars filling the city streets. A sedate dark color Model A Ford of any year with black spoke wheels is a very dignified business-like vehicle. At least to me, the understated look of that 31' Tudor sedan speaks much louder than some gaudy version.