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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAround 1931, there was a doctor that lived in Maysville \u2014 Dr. Taylor. Apparently sometime during the year of 1931, Dr. Taylor died \u2014 only a few months after he had purchased a brand new Ford Model A Roadster \u2014 complete with a rumble seat.
Doctor Taylor\u2019s wife never learned to drive, and the car remained parked in their garage after the doctor died. Mrs Taylor continued to live in Maysville for many years (I\u2019m not sure if she died there.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyhow, my uncle was the butcher in my dad\u2019s store and Mrs. Taylor came in at least every week to shop. Several times every year \u2014 for almost 30 years \u2014 my uncle asked Mrs. Taylor if she\u2019d like to sell Dr. Taylor\u2019s car. Her answer was always no, not yet.\u00a0
Finally, sometime around 1960 (I\u2019m not sure of the year) my uncle said, \u201cwell, Mrs. Taylor, are you ready to sell that car yet?\u201d And Mrs. Taylor said, \u201dyea, I think it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When my uncle asked about the price, she asked if the amount the car cost in 1931 would be too much. My uncle explained the he was willing to pay much more than the car cost in 1931. But Mrs. Taylor said that no, she thought the original price of the car would be fair \u2014 I don\u2019t remember for sure, but I think that was about $1,200. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So around 1960 my uncle became the owner of a (almost) new 1931 Ford Model A Roadster. The car had less than 1,000 miles on it. Of course, sitting in a garage for 30 years or so, it needed new tires, battery, fan belts, etc. \u2014 but it still looked brand new, the upholstery was dusty, but not worn at all and it had the original owners\u2019 manual in the glove compartment.\u00a0
Needless to say, my uncle was thrilled \u2014 after he put new tires, battery, etc. on the car, he was the \u201ctalk of the town\u201d tooling around in his spiffy new car.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purchase took place after I had left Maysville, but when I went back to visit, I usually got to drive Uncle Ralph\u2019s 1931 Model A \u2014 complete with rumble seat.\u00a0
I don\u2019t know what happened to that car \u2014 I asked a number of times, but never got a satisfactory answer.
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I was born in 1938 and I grew up in Maysville, Oklahoma. Ever since I was a kid old enough to remember, my uncle talked about wanting to buy a 1931 Ford Model A. Here\u2019s the story about that memory\u2026. … Continue reading