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Thursday,
September 1, 2016: Hmmmm...what kind of a car is that?
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| Well, it is Jerry
Niesen from Brainerd, a Korean War veteran. He likes to work on and drive vintage
Ford vehicles. The car is a 1924 Ford that has been modified to be a short-bed pickup truck. |
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Its 20 horse, 4-cylinder, engine pushes the car along at up to
40 miles per hour, that's pioneering spirit. |
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direction indicator on site that cranks a car engine. My
how things have changed over the years. |
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It's called the Thunderbolt, a 1927 custom
race car with an antique Ford 4-cylinder engine on a Ford chassis. The thing could reach
a whopping 60 miles per hour back in the late 1920s. |
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The young guy is Lon Smith, Jerry's helper. He is
looking over an engine rebuild in progress. |
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| Lon is a patriotic guy.
He likes Fords and wants to be a truck driver. Nice guy. |
Quote of the day:
Always fun to meet people and talk about old cars. Mark
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Questions, Comments? Email Mark Persons teki@mwpersons.com |
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