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For everyone who has commented positively on this car A BIG THANK YOU. I had known this car for a long time and my friend Dick who owned it for nearly 25 years kept all of his toys (multiple Model A's, Corvette, boat, etc.) in immaculate condition and maintained to the Nth degree. I'm exceptionally fortunate to become the new caretaker of this car. I'd rather Dick was still alive and enjoying it himself, but since that's not possible I'm glad I have it.

The state of Missouri requires vehicles licensed as historic to carry a mileage log showing dates, miles, destination, etc. I have Dick's and the precious owner's logs back to sometime in the 1990's. So far I've kept every mile I've driven in a new log. For some reason this never seemed to be very important to me in the 1948 Ford panel truck that I bought in 1973 and for which I got Historic Vehicle license plates in 1976. I think I'll start keeping the log updated in the panel. MO allows unlimited mileage to "educational and/or display" functions and up to 1,000 miles for "personal use." I.e., you can put a thousand miles on it for anything you choose, such as to the grocery store etc. I pretty much am of the opinion, though, that everywhere I go is for "display" purposes.