| therunwaybehind | -- 11-19-2020 @ 10:00 AM |
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In the summer in the heat these smells are too strong. It is after a snow fall of at least six inches that just the right recipe of early Ford presence pervades a grove of trees and the bald edges of hills. The members of this set of ingredients are those vehicles I met in 1960 that had survived the WW-II rationing and the scr*p drives that attritted the elderly of the Depression Era. Mostly, 1936 and 1935 cars that had suffered from some mechanical malady that the owner thought was not worth the high cost of a major undiagnosed repair now suffered the indignity of resting in swampy shallow bogs with the unwanted members of other makes. Because folks removed the gas caps and minor drips and seeps characterized the major use individuals, this is the content of a walk through the gathering of what a farmer just could not get rid of. You had to get close and ignore the musty smell of the interior where a window might have been left open, especially on a sunny day. The flannels and wool blends quickly overwhelmed the mechanical referenced odors from the fender area and the chassis underneath in a windy environment fresh from snow covering any land. Visual reference in fogged windshield edges and corners led to discovery of other components from rust. The owner of these treasures would allow offers on any major parts where the prospective offeror could remove the item without recourse to the crackle and pungency of an acetylene flame.
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