Thread: 98 Year One Family Phaeton
Results 1 to 5 of 5
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacksThreaded View
-
02-05-2011 08:28 PM #1
CHR Member/Contributor
- Join Date
- Sep 2007
- Location
- Gardner, KS
- Car Year, Make, Model: '33 HiBoy Coupe, '32 HiBoy Roadster
- Posts
- 11,222
98 Year One Family Phaeton
At a dinner group tonight the host mentioned "...an old car in the garage" and went on to say that his grandfather had bought the 1914 Overland new, passed it on to his dad, who then passed it on to him a few years back. It last ran around 1960, and has been stored indoors through the years. Last year for right hand drive, first year for electric lights. All of the parts seem to be there, interior material and top are long ago deteriorated but framework, springs, bows, etc are complete. Looking at it I couldn't help but think, "Why couldn't he have waited and bought a 1932 Vicky???"Last edited by rspears; 02-05-2011 at 08:37 PM.
Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
Reply With Quote
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
I can't remember a singular event that triggered this nuttiness so I'll say it was being born. After we moved from Kansas to Chicago (I was 5 then) we'd drive back down each summer to visit the...
How did you get hooked on cars?