in 1964 my uncle died in el paso,texas. well it was the summer time so i went with my dad to settlr the estste.(i got his double barrled 20 gauge shotgun.he left my dad his car a 1958 white scotman wagon,2-door with a flat head 6 and 3-speed on the columb,no o/d. well we loaded up the wagon with the things that he left the family.so me my dad grandma and grandpa left el paso and headed to missouri.now uncle westly liked to go across the border and if anyone has ever been to mexico you know they park by ear and backing until they hit some thing and then move forward until hitting something. needless to say the bumbers were dented and nicked but the rest of the car was great shape.well here we are going through the ozarks and all of a sudden the engine started missing and cont. to get worst. by the time we reach piedmont,missouri we were running on 3 cylinders. me and dad had brought his 57 commander from rolla to piedmont.so we headed home.the next weekend we were back dad pulled the head off and 3 of the valves were in two pieces.this saturday morning of dad went down to the western auto and bought 3 valves a valve spring commpressor and a gasket set and lapping compound.by 3 p.m. the stude was puring like a kitten. this was our one and only father/son activety we have ever done. he kept that old wagon until 1978 at which time he sold it to a studebaker collector in northern va. that 6-cylinder was a tough little engine it survived me and my sister and no work was ever done on it.oil changes,tuneups thats it.
happy fathers day.i know fathers day is the 21st just an early happy dads day.
happy fathers day.i know fathers day is the 21st just an early happy dads day.
Frank Drumheller, Leonard Shepherd, Gary Hearn? Are one of you guys holding out on us?[:0]
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