The Ford Barn

barnfind · 11-11-2013, 08:56 AM

Ran across this amazing article from a UK web site and apologize if it has been posted previously:

http://www.ctmhv.com/The_Museum/1936_ford_cabriolet.htm

A small excerpt:

Frank and the owner paddled out about 20 feet into the river using a small canoe. Noticing that the embankment was not very steep, Frank decided he would pull the car from the river using his van instead of his backhoe. On Easter Sunday, 1974 Frank dove down into the murky water and groping about, managed to tie a rope onto the hulk buried upside down on the muddy river bottom. Out of breath, our man resurfaced, shivering with teeth chattering from the cold. Long story short, Frank secured the tow rope to his van, and after much frenzy, the 36 Ford began to rise from its watery grave, lurch by lurch, ever so slowly. Frank drove home, got his trailer and loaded up his surprise find . Bad as it looked, this was a 36 Ford cabriolet and Frank thought that he could bring this baby back to life.

Cut and paste the above link to enjoy the rest of the story about

Frank Hawkes'
1936 Ford Cabriolet

11-11-2013, 08:56 AM	#1
barnfind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 426	1936 Cabriolet Almost Drowned but CPR Worked Ran across this amazing article from a UK web site and apologize if it has been posted previously: http://www.ctmhv.com/The_Museum/1936_ford_cabriolet.htm A small excerpt: Frank and the owner paddled out about 20 feet into the river using a small canoe. Noticing that the embankment was not very steep, Frank decided he would pull the car from the river using his van instead of his backhoe. On Easter Sunday, 1974 Frank dove down into the murky water and groping about, managed to tie a rope onto the hulk buried upside down on the muddy river bottom. Out of breath, our man resurfaced, shivering with teeth chattering from the cold. Long story short, Frank secured the tow rope to his van, and after much frenzy, the 36 Ford began to rise from its watery grave, lurch by lurch, ever so slowly. Frank drove home, got his trailer and loaded up his surprise find . Bad as it looked, this was a 36 Ford cabriolet and Frank thought that he could bring this baby back to life. Cut and paste the above link to enjoy the rest of the story about Frank Hawkes' 1936 Ford Cabriolet