The Ford Barn

Binx · 01-15-2015, 08:31 PM

My '41 pickup was given to me by my father. It wasn't a family hand-me-down or anything. He'd never had an antique vehicle before but I guess he knew it was a good deal and bought it. I puttered around with it to get it running when he was going to sell it for a profit. I think he noticed how much time I was studying up and spending time with it and decided to give it to me. I received it when I was 18-years-old for my high school graduation gift. I spent a long career in the Air Force bouncing around the world raising two boys who weren't familiar with the pickup since it was stored in my hometown. They grew up and are now on their separate ways and never interested in or familiar with my pickup. That's okay with me. It was never a part of their lives like it was mine. I now have my pickup in my garage in, well, a basket case state for now but everything is neatly boxed and labeled by category in one location. If that sudden moment comes, my wife knows The current price and where everything is.

Now I flip the coin. My dad in his later years had the desire and the means to restore both a '59 Plymouth Fury and a '57 Chrysler 300. He's gone now and my mom has asked me if I'd like to have them. To both I've declined. I don't have the personal connection, storage, or devotion to keep show cars.

Lonnie

01-15-2015, 08:31 PM	#11
Binx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Gloucester VA Posts: 1,042	Re: What are your plans when ~~ My '41 pickup was given to me by my father. It wasn't a family hand-me-down or anything. He'd never had an antique vehicle before but I guess he knew it was a good deal and bought it. I puttered around with it to get it running when he was going to sell it for a profit. I think he noticed how much time I was studying up and spending time with it and decided to give it to me. I received it when I was 18-years-old for my high school graduation gift. I spent a long career in the Air Force bouncing around the world raising two boys who weren't familiar with the pickup since it was stored in my hometown. They grew up and are now on their separate ways and never interested in or familiar with my pickup. That's okay with me. It was never a part of their lives like it was mine. I now have my pickup in my garage in, well, a basket case state for now but everything is neatly boxed and labeled by category in one location. If that sudden moment comes, my wife knows The current price and where everything is. Now I flip the coin. My dad in his later years had the desire and the means to restore both a '59 Plymouth Fury and a '57 Chrysler 300. He's gone now and my mom has asked me if I'd like to have them. To both I've declined. I don't have the personal connection, storage, or devotion to keep show cars. Lonnie