Otherwise, I plan on posting frequently here for any/all things related to this vehicle. Hopefully everyone enjoys the thread.
So here I go... (a more detailed intro)
[Intro]
This the start of a new project for me. It's been 4 decades in the making, just waiting for me to have the opportunity to lay my hands on her. I'm Ben and this is my Model-T. My grandfather loved antique cars with an extreme passion. He had a garage full of them that he tinkered on all the time. He was the president of the Ark-La_Tex Antique Car Association and this vehicle is one he favorites. It was driven in the Holiday in Dixie parades every year with his grandchildren riding on his lap. I was always excited to visit my grandparents growing up just to be able to see the Pie Wagon, but God-forbid any of us climb into the cab without permission
My grandfather passed in his early 90's (the year I returned from from the Marine Corps) and to my surprise, nobody in the family took immediate possession of the pie wagon. It sat in the garage for a number of years longer before being sold to Wray Ford (dealership) -- https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/m ... /24800205/ -- I was unaware of this as I was now living in Colorado. This was about 5-6 years before Covid spun up. Once I found out, I started contacting the dealership every year to ask if I could buy it back... until then, she was on display to the public and safe from anyone putting their hands on her. I finally got my chance! I was moving my parents up to Colorado and decided to stop by the dealership for a "last time" to ask. They told me Covid was not helping with car sales and it was time for a change, so my offer was accepted and I setup a shipping date.
Now the real surprise was about a month later, when I brought my dad outside, he had no clue I bought it back. We watched his facial expressions as an 18-wheeler dropped its loading door down and slowly backed out the pie wagon. That was a great day for us! So now she sits in my barn protected, but needs a little tlc to get her running again. I'm looking forward driving her in parades again.
[Now]
Since I am now the owner, I've gone a couple ways in my head as to what to do.
She has sat in my barn for the past 5 years doing nothing and I've always been curious what it would take to make her run again or how safe would it be to drive on today's roads. I really didn't know where to go or who to reach out to for help as the last person I knew passed from Covid. Given all that, I ended up losing my father late last year to Parkinson's, so I felt like the journey was coming to an end (before it really even started).
So did what I shouldn't have done and posted her for sale. Luckily I had no clue what she was worth and something told me to start really high, so I did. To my surprise I had just 1 scammer (they wanted me to produce a window sticker) and then a week later 2 others reached out to me... but not to buy, just to talk to me about the pie wagon. It was these 2 individuals and their conversations that made me realize there is a great community (an active at that) that could help me. So I unlisted the pie wagon and joined both communities... The Mile High Pedal Pushers and the MTFCA. I believe both of those individuals are members on this forum, so I can't say thank you enough
You've rekindled my aspirations and I think there are 2 people up above guiding me.
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