The Ford Barn

t-head · 06-26-2013, 07:12 AM

It looks like someone might get a pretty good deal on a clean 1932 Fordor sedan on the day that this photo was taken at Jack Roach Ford in 1935. It was the “Daily Radio Used Car Special”, a promotion that five other Houston area dealers apparently participated in. (see photo below). There’s still a Ford dealer doing business in Houston using the name Jack Roach today, some 78 years later. Learn more and see both photos at The Old Motor.

Tomball, Texas earned the nickname of “Oiltown, U.S.A.” after a major oil strike just southwest of town on May 27th, 1933. Not very many years later we find old Cecil, who held the office of Mayor at the time, cleaning a sign at his service station. Of note are the two types of gas pumps visible in this shot, a modern electric on the left and a much older manually operated one of the visible style on the right. Learn more on The Old Motor and also see 100s of other vintage gas station photos.

06-26-2013, 07:12 AM	#1
t-head Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: In my machine shop. Posts: 1,047	Moving the Metal in Houston – Texas Ford Dealers Selling Model A's in 1935 It looks like someone might get a pretty good deal on a clean 1932 Fordor sedan on the day that this photo was taken at Jack Roach Ford in 1935. It was the “Daily Radio Used Car Special”, a promotion that five other Houston area dealers apparently participated in. (see photo below). There’s still a Ford dealer doing business in Houston using the name Jack Roach today, some 78 years later. Learn more and see both photos at The Old Motor. Tomball, Texas earned the nickname of “Oiltown, U.S.A.” after a major oil strike just southwest of town on May 27th, 1933. Not very many years later we find old Cecil, who held the office of Mayor at the time, cleaning a sign at his service station. Of note are the two types of gas pumps visible in this shot, a modern electric on the left and a much older manually operated one of the visible style on the right. Learn more on The Old Motor and also see 100s of other vintage gas station photos.