June 04, 2008
All Roads Lead Home
Nah, this here ain't ripped from the pages of Lowrider magazine. This fine, upstanding woman is my mama. So, don't go getting no fresh ideas. Despite the fact that's she's posing with such a nice ride, she ain't really a fan of classic cars. Hard to believe looking at her, I know.
So, why's she care about that ol' truck then anyway? Well, since this '53 Chevy has long since retired from the working life, it's now a show car. The owner still amazingly has the original bill of sale. It lists the salesman as a "Thompson." That guy, he's my granddad. That makes the truck sort of a family artifact. When you have roots as deep and widespread in a particular place as my family does in Conway, SC, you touch on some surprising discoveries.
See there on the right? There's my granddad's name. While you're looking at the invoice, check out the price of the car. Also, I cropped it out, but 15 gallons of gas is listed as costing $4.73 -- only slightly more than the average price of one gallon today. Another interesting bit is that there is an extra charge for a bumper.
Posted by Emerson at 09:07 PM