[Magdalen] Automobile Antiques.

[Jay Weigel]

Not quite as old is the 1970 International Scout that  my dad gave Adam.
Adam had it almost in running condition, but the transmission still needs
work. It's currently sitting in the backyard at Betsy and Jonathan's, I
have asked Jonathan to at least keep it under a tarp. I think if it were
painted and sold "as is" it would still fetch a pretty good price from a
collector.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 12:52 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
> I'm not much of a car person, but the appearance in a neighbor's
> drivewayof a 1938 Mercury brought back memories.  Two widows, about a
> blockeach from my family home in NW Wisconsin had what we thought of
> as"fancy" cars during WW-2, when, of course, there were no private
> carsmade.  Everything was for the war effort.
> We therefore saw these late model sedans as classical luxury cars,which,
> in a way, they were.  When either of these cars, the 1938 Mercuryand the
> 1940 Oldsmobile 98 passed by, they turned heads.  The Mercury
> was a four door deep blue color and the Oldsmobile was a bright
> maroon.four door sedan.
> Both car brands are gone.
> They were owned, respectively, by Mrs. Tony Pete, and Mrs Byron
> Selves,both in the upper crust socially in our small village.
> I expect either of them would be pricey in this day and age.
>
>
> David Strang.
>