The Ford Barn

Seth Swoboda · 03-05-2026, 09:36 AM

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I'm getting off topic here but..
In July of 2025 I was pulled over by a county deputy while driving my '37 standard V8, during daylight hours. The officer asked me if I was aware that I only had one brake light. I told him I was aware because the car was a "standard" model. He asked me to get out of the car so he could show me. When we walked to the back of the car he looked twice and said "I only see one tail light. I responded "yes, that's because it's a standard model". I then went into an explanation of what the differences were in a standard and a deluxe.
I also explained to him that I use my arm to signal for turns. His response "I saw you stick your arm out the window and I didn't know what that was".
The officer was very nice and he complemented me on the car.
He did have one issue. My year of manufacture, 1937 Illinois plates, came back invalid on his computer. I laughed and said I forgot to give you my extended antique Illinois plate. It was in the trunk with a valid registration.
The officer told me that I was doing everything correctly. I told him that I had other pre-war Fords and he would see me driving again sometime.
Overall my experience with that was entertaining. The officer was very nice. He was at first confused but I used the moment to teach him about early Fords. I think he enjoyed it.

03-05-2026, 09:36 AM	#26
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 4,213	Re: Wanted ad (non) responses Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'm getting off topic here but.. In July of 2025 I was pulled over by a county deputy while driving my '37 standard V8, during daylight hours. The officer asked me if I was aware that I only had one brake light. I told him I was aware because the car was a "standard" model. He asked me to get out of the car so he could show me. When we walked to the back of the car he looked twice and said "I only see one tail light. I responded "yes, that's because it's a standard model". I then went into an explanation of what the differences were in a standard and a deluxe. I also explained to him that I use my arm to signal for turns. His response "I saw you stick your arm out the window and I didn't know what that was". The officer was very nice and he complemented me on the car. He did have one issue. My year of manufacture, 1937 Illinois plates, came back invalid on his computer. I laughed and said I forgot to give you my extended antique Illinois plate. It was in the trunk with a valid registration. The officer told me that I was doing everything correctly. I told him that I had other pre-war Fords and he would see me driving again sometime. Overall my experience with that was entertaining. The officer was very nice. He was at first confused but I used the moment to teach him about early Fords. I think he enjoyed it.