[Magdalen] Automobile Antiques.

[Grace Cangialosi]

We had a Scout II of about that vintage; my then-husband bought it at government auction. I’m not sure, but I think he took it when we separated, and I kept the Datsun 610 station wagon.
The Scout was amazing, though, and I loved driving it; it could go anywhere. I remember using it to give rides to people who worked at a couple of hospitals, including the one where I was teaching. My son was excited because he and his dad responded to a request from one of our local radio stations and got to drive one of their sports announcers to work. And, of course, it was great when we lived in the mountains!

> On Jul 19, 2019, at 2:51 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>