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By Bruce Knott only about two miles from our home and 1968. On one occasion, I drove it to the One thing you need to know about my Dad, we only went to Ocean City, MD once a high school graduation practice in June of William Robert Knott, in his lifetime from year on vacation. Mom did not drive until 1968. Afterward some of my friends and I 1918 to 2001, he only bought Ford . she was 40; driving her 1962 Falcon for went to the local Twin Kiss Drive Inn. His first was a used 1931 Model A, and work. Beginning in 1951, all of Dad’s cars When I left I happened to jump a curb then a used 1937 Ford Tudor . As were always garaged. In winter, he would putting a dent in the out of sight under times got better, he bought a new 1951 always wash the salt off after every snow. the door near the frame. I never told Dad. I always put the mounted wheels with snow Custom Tudor Sedan, and then a new 1960 The 1967 Galaxie 500 Tudor Hardtop was tires on in winter. I don’t think he ever Country Sedan . In 1967, built at the Ford assembly plant on knew about the dent, or at least he never Dad bought a new Galaxie 500 Tudor December 20, 1966 in Mahwah, New said anything. hardtop. Dad’s last car was a 1982 Ford Jersey, which operated from 1955 to 1980. Taurus. There were 426,941 Galaxie’s produced in The car now has 42,406 original miles. About 1976 I bought my first collector car. 1967. Dad took delivery of the car on April Since purchasing the car from Dad, it has I followed in Dad’s tradition. It was a 1950 14, 1967 from the Joe Grimm dealership in had only a tune-up and hoses and a new gas Ford that I found on a bulletin board at the Randallstown, Maryland. The car came tank installed. A small rust spot was local NAPA store. It had an Earl Schieb equipped with a 289 V-8 and an automatic repaired on the rear window corner where paint job that desperately needed redoing. transmission, power steering and AM radio. water collects. The color is Dark Moss Green with a black The Galaxie 500 has been my driver for I soon joined Chesapeake Region and Jerry vinyl bench seat. Dad paid $3,204.15 for many Chesapeake Region events over the Vinje helped me get the car prepped and the car. He traded in the years. I’ve entered it in AACA National painted with a much better quality paint Country Sedan Station Wagon, getting Meets where it’s certified in the HPOF job. I was single and it was a good project. $449 for it. class (Historic Preservation of Original In 1982, I gave Dad $1,000 for the Galaxie. I am glad Dad got a Tudor instead of a Features). In addition to the Galaxie, I It only had 37,000 miles on the odometer at Fordor. It has a lot of sentimental value to have a 1963 Falcon Futura , the time. The low mileage on the car was me. Dad let me use the car on a few which is shown in the Driver Participation because the farm where Dad worked was occasions before joining the Air Force in Class, and a 1969 Mustang Mach 1.

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Arts in the Park Car Show – Sept. 10th & 11th th Sunshine Grille Car Show – Sept. 24 th th AACA Fall Meet in Hershey – Oct. 5 to 8 Streetcar Museum Fall Car Show – Oct. 16th

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Large Turnout at Fire Museum Find more Chesapeake Region information at th 4 of July Parade Without Jerry www.aaca.org/chesapeake Baltimore’s First Automobile Youth Visit AACA Museum Fun at the Crab Feast

Car & Truck Show at the Fair Fire Destroys Home & Cars 2012 Officers & Board Ballot

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Bruce Knott’s 1967 500 Fastback Hardtop – one of Dad’s Fords. Read about this car on page 13.