The Ford Barn

DavidG · 03-04-2023, 12:26 PM

The mention of Leo Gephart along with Duesenberg brought back the memory of when in 1968 I bought the '32 station wagon that is in my avatar photo. Leo was then located in the Dayton, Ohio area and he had two unrestored '32 woodies for sale. While I was at his place deciding on which of the two to purchase, Leo said he had a better idea. Apparently he was a little short of cash at the time and he took me over to another one of his buildings and said "you should buy this instead". "This" was a mint original Derham-bodied '29 Model J convertible sedan, far too nice to restore. For a mere $25,000 I could drive it home instead of towing a trailer home with a worn out '32 Ford station wagon on board. I did drive the Duesenberg around the block thinking I will never be offered the chance again in my lifetime and that proved to be true. The station wagon was $1,200 and the difference between that and $25,000 was like night and day for someone who just borrowed money from his parents to buy his first home.

03-04-2023, 12:26 PM	#7
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,601	Re: 1931 Duesenberg Model J was hidden in garage The mention of Leo Gephart along with Duesenberg brought back the memory of when in 1968 I bought the '32 station wagon that is in my avatar photo. Leo was then located in the Dayton, Ohio area and he had two unrestored '32 woodies for sale. While I was at his place deciding on which of the two to purchase, Leo said he had a better idea. Apparently he was a little short of cash at the time and he took me over to another one of his buildings and said "you should buy this instead". "This" was a mint original Derham-bodied '29 Model J convertible sedan, far too nice to restore. For a mere $25,000 I could drive it home instead of towing a trailer home with a worn out '32 Ford station wagon on board. I did drive the Duesenberg around the block thinking I will never be offered the chance again in my lifetime and that proved to be true. The station wagon was $1,200 and the difference between that and $25,000 was like night and day for someone who just borrowed money from his parents to buy his first home. Last edited by DavidG; 03-04-2023 at 01:10 PM.