[barnstuf]

I also had a ride in a Ford tri motor perhaps 40 years ago. It was owned and restored by a major airline and was visiting airports for publicity. It spent a day at the Provincetown Airport at the tip of Cape Cod, and I drove to the airport in my Model A mail truck. One of the publicity folks spotted the Mail truck and had me back it up to a 90 degree angle with the airplane for photos. Being there in the Model A Mail truck got me a ride on the last flight of the day. An experience I will never forget!