The Ford Barn

39wdy · 05-19-2014, 07:21 PM

On a similar theme, I drove my 39 Ford Woodie over to our local Ford dealership here in Southern Vermont so my mentor, Ken Bailey could show his former colleagues what he had been up to since retiring. Ken retired from the dealership as the service manager at age 75, he was 80 at the time. The shop absolutely emptied, all of the mechanics, technicians, salesmen, and even the secretary came out to admire the Woodie Station Wagon. The owner of the dealership asked how many new Ford's it would take to get my 39 Ford so he could put it in his showroom. I thought he was kidding, it was 1991 and we had just completed a three year frame off restoration. My answer was there was not enough money in all of North America to get that car. Ken told me later that the dealership owner was dead serious and would have given me three new Mustangs for my 39 Woodie. I think I made the right choice at the time. Your 32 should have been praised to the skies for what it represented of American ingenuity and the epitome of Ford pride. I'm sorry those people were so incredibly ignorant.

05-19-2014, 07:21 PM	#22
39wdy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 226	Re: Not everyone likes old Fords....... On a similar theme, I drove my 39 Ford Woodie over to our local Ford dealership here in Southern Vermont so my mentor, Ken Bailey could show his former colleagues what he had been up to since retiring. Ken retired from the dealership as the service manager at age 75, he was 80 at the time. The shop absolutely emptied, all of the mechanics, technicians, salesmen, and even the secretary came out to admire the Woodie Station Wagon. The owner of the dealership asked how many new Ford's it would take to get my 39 Ford so he could put it in his showroom. I thought he was kidding, it was 1991 and we had just completed a three year frame off restoration. My answer was there was not enough money in all of North America to get that car. Ken told me later that the dealership owner was dead serious and would have given me three new Mustangs for my 39 Woodie. I think I made the right choice at the time. Your 32 should have been praised to the skies for what it represented of American ingenuity and the epitome of Ford pride. I'm sorry those people were so incredibly ignorant.