The Ford Barn

trulyvintage · 09-22-2025, 11:36 AM

Kenny waited 62 years for this day.
A very special Ford Model A delivery
included a trip to drive him to breakfast,
then to MVD to get a new title and plates,
then to a local car show and giving
driving lessons to his caregiver so she
could take him out driving.

@ https://youtu.be/C66pVq7sqic?feature=shared

Jim

Chuck Dempsey · 09-22-2025, 11:54 AM

Good for Kenny, and ALL the folks that made this happen! Thanks for sharing.

trulyvintage · 09-23-2025, 05:36 PM

This family is remarkable. Kenny enlisted
underage to serve in WW2.
He was on an escort carrier when it was strafed
and bombed and sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots.
He jumped ship before it sank and was rescued with
a few survivors by another navy vessel
that transferred him to an escort carrier
which also came under
Japanese kamikaze attack and was sunk.

Kenny survived and returned to Wichita, Kansas
where he settled as a milk delivery driver,
PTSD gave him excruciating headaches
and the cool floor of the dairy truck offered
temporary relief while his son Grant accompanied
him along his route and would
pick up and drop off dairy products
when Kenny was incapacitated.

Jim

Fullraceflathead · 09-24-2025, 09:28 AM

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He's a genuine world war 2 hero!!!

09-22-2025, 11:54 AM	#2
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 999	Re: Model A Special Delivery Good for Kenny, and ALL the folks that made this happen! Thanks for sharing.

09-23-2025, 05:36 PM	#3
trulyvintage Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Direct Enclosed Transport Since 2006 Posts: 5,078	Model A Special Delivery This family is remarkable. Kenny enlisted underage to serve in WW2. He was on an escort carrier when it was strafed and bombed and sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots. He jumped ship before it sank and was rescued with a few survivors by another navy vessel that transferred him to an escort carrier which also came under Japanese kamikaze attack and was sunk. Kenny survived and returned to Wichita, Kansas where he settled as a milk delivery driver, PTSD gave him excruciating headaches and the cool floor of the dairy truck offered temporary relief while his son Grant accompanied him along his route and would pick up and drop off dairy products when Kenny was incapacitated. Jim __________________ Click Here To See Where I Am Today What My Actual Customers Say Click Here Click Here To See Vehicles I Have Hauled

09-24-2025, 09:28 AM	#4
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,851	Re: Model A Special Delivery Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) He's a genuine world war 2 hero!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask