Friday found me in Eugene, Oregon picking
up some engines donated to a museum.
As it turns out - these were no ordinary engines.
The kind gentleman was no ordinary man.
By all accounts - Edward Towe was one helluva guy.
Born in Norway, Iowa he started in business as a bicycle repair man at age 15 in Paulina, Iowa - he bought old
Model T cars and turned them into farm wagons.
He completed engineering school in Ames, Iowa
- purchased the Paulina Ford dealership with a cousin - ran that for a year - then moved to California where he
bought a gas station - hand pumped gas sold
for 11.9 cents a gallon.
Jim