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The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! 2 Attachment(s)
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. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611080031 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. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611080033 Jim |
Re: The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! A true entrepreneur and obviously benevolent. Valued his assets so much that he wanted the best in the business to move them! Congratulations!
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The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! Thanks but I am by no means
the best in the business. I transport to travel. I travel to tell stories from the road thru images and video. Engines have never been an anchor load for any trip that I have scheduled to date. This was supposed to be a filler load to Indiana. I had no idea what this load entailed. It was just supposed to be engines on stands that I anticipated having to break down because I learned there were transmissions attached. No pictures had been sent by the gentleman donating these engines to The EFV-8 Museum in Auburn, Indiana. Only when I stopped by last Friday to scout out what was needed - did I learn where these engines actually came from when I did a video interview with Steve the owner. Luckily I carry at least 20 feet of etrac so I can prep my trailer for custom cargo transport. I installed etrac to the walls on Friday after my scouting visit with Steve. Jim |
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Mr. Towe put his engineering skills to use
for several aircraft companies during the war years designing parts. After the war he returned to Iowa to farm. He sold the farm and bought his first bank in Dupree, South Dakota in 1950. He bought his first bank in Montana in 1954. From there - he grew his Montana Banking Empire. Stan Howe wanted a $400 bank loan when he was in his 20’s to go back to college - Mr. Towe put $750 in Stan’s account and told him if he needed more to let him now. Although frugal - Mr. Towe was a generous man by all accounts. He was instrumental in helping to start The Model T Montana 500 Race. Lewis Rector - who did a lot of mechanical and restoration work on Mr. Towe’s cars - lived with his wife in a basement apartment of Mr. Towe’s Deer Lodge Home. The whereabouts of these three have been unknown since the 1997 Deer Lodge Auction. Until now .... Loading the first engine/transmission - Zephyr 12 cylinder https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611092316 https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611092317 Jim |
Re: The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! How are the engines secured to the stands/dollies?
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Re: The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! Haven't thought of the Deer Lodge Museum for a looooong time. Was it sold off, was it primarily Ford vehicles, who's th older fellow in the pics? I googled Deer Lodge museums and there is one apparently but it seems to hi-light "sh---", you know those bow tie things.
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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611096046 The engine(s) are secured with bolts thru the bottom of the oil pan(s). Jim |
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The mounting was professionally done. I didn’t have to separate the engine(s) from the transmission(s). I installed additional etrac on my trailer floor and wall(s). https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611095679 Jim |
Re: The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! To answer Fortunateson..............
Mr Towe ran into the wrath of the Internal Revenue Service due to his selling his banks. Part of the collection and it was a collection was moved to the Sacramento Auto Museum (formerly the Towe Auto Collection) in Sacramento CA from the old territiorial prison in Deer Lodge MT. The Early Ford V-8 Foundation was invited to display their memoribilia there once the collection was auctioned off to satisfy the IRS. There is more to the story, but do a Google search on Edward Towe Auto Collection to read more. |
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Re: The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! Did he loose the whole collection? Is that him in the OP's pics?
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Mr. Towe owned over (300) cars - mostly Fords.
And of course Early V-8 Engines .... ;) His collection started with a 1923 Model T Roadster purchased in 1954 and restored by him. His favorite Ford was the 1914 Model Touring because that was the year he was born. Jim https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611158981 https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611158983 https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1611158983 |
Re: The Towe Museum Early Ford V-8 Engines Have A New Home ! Thank you for the expanded story and photos. I have been to both museums and the auction in Montana. He had a great collection and I believe he was treated unfairly by our government. He did a lot to preserve America's history and the Ford automobile.
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