1927 MODEL T PICK-UP: MY PARENT'S FIRST CAR

My parents first car was a 1927 Model T. At least that is what I was told. It was a pick-up truck that my father bought from his brother shortly after my father came home from the army. Cash was hard to come by and jobs were very hard to come by and a new car was something that most WWII veterans would have to wait for. In fact, most manufactured goods were in short supply because of the need to have the economy completely taken over by the war effort. Waiting lists for anything new was not uncommon.

WWII had just been won. This pick-up had seen better days and my mom's brothers nick-named my father "the bailing wire mechanic" since my dad used whatever piece of metal or wire or pipe he found to keep this vehicle on the road. He did not have much money then so a real mechanic or a good car were out of the question.