[b] About two years ago, my wife, daughter, grandson and I were out doing the garage sale circuit
one Saturday morning. I was elected to stay in the car with my grandson as he was just an infant
while the women went to see if there was anything worthwhile.
My daughter came back and said - you have to come see this garage. They were selling
mostly household items but because of the slight drizzle it was set up in the front of an elongated
three car garage.
As you walked in there was a blue 35 Ford phaeton, another thirties Ford and a couple of older cars.
The newer cars were complete with the older ones going under some major restoration work.
As I looked at the cars ignoring the items for sale I saw an old set of cheater slicks mounted
on steel wheels in the corner. I asked the lady there, what are the slicks for? She had no idea
what I was talking about and said I'll get my Dad.
Her Dad came in, introduced himself as Ed and explained the were for his hot rod,
would I like to see it? Over in the corner was another car covered with blankets I had not even noticed.
As he uncovered it he told me it was his old hot rod from the fifties/sixties,
a 31 Ford if I remember correctly.
Its a real period piece and he had some pictures of it racing, I think at Cecil County.
He said he had ran it again a few years ago, but because of the lack of safety equipment could not
really make a full pass. He did not want to change anything so he had not been back to the track.
It has some great period parts including aircraft seat belts. I spent about an hour talking to Ed and
looking at his cars while my family left me to explore the rest of the neighborhood.
We went to a car show Memorial Day weekend and saw the car again. I could not find Ed,
but today I had my camera.
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Check out the rear suspension
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