The Ford Barn

48-710 · 05-17-2023, 06:31 AM

It was on my birthday in 1963 that my dad said that we were going to pick up a Henry for my 11th birthday. What year is it dad ? '35 was the answer. Hope it's a coupe I kept saying to myself on the drive to a farm 80 miles south of us. After the 30 Australian pounds (approx $20 USD )changed hands the shed door was opened I first saw my '35 Roadster. I did paper rounds, picked fruit on school holidays, washed cars,pulled petrol at a family friends garage,worked at machine shop after school,started work at the same place in '69,anything to make a $. Drove it until 1983. Life and starting a business got in the way. Which happens . I'm in the process of a body off restoration, which is taking way to long,but it will be right when finished.

05-17-2023, 06:31 AM	#11
48-710 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mildura ,Australia Posts: 166	Re: what was your first car and how much did you pay It was on my birthday in 1963 that my dad said that we were going to pick up a Henry for my 11th birthday. What year is it dad ? '35 was the answer. Hope it's a coupe I kept saying to myself on the drive to a farm 80 miles south of us. After the 30 Australian pounds (approx $20 USD )changed hands the shed door was opened I first saw my '35 Roadster. I did paper rounds, picked fruit on school holidays, washed cars,pulled petrol at a family friends garage,worked at machine shop after school,started work at the same place in '69,anything to make a $. Drove it until 1983. Life and starting a business got in the way. Which happens . I'm in the process of a body off restoration, which is taking way to long,but it will be right when finished.