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Family Ford

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:03 pm
by Oldav8tor
Some time back I published what I thought was the only photo I had of my family's first Ford, a 1917 Touring. The late Rich Eagle even made a nice painting from it.
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To my surprise, while going thru a bunch of photos from my mother's family I came across this mixed in with them. It's a picture of my 10 year old dad (George - sitting) and his brother Ralph. Strange as it seems, I feel a connection to my dad thru my Model T...
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Re: Family Ford

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:13 pm
by Jerry VanOoteghem
They're not just cars, are they Tim...

Re: Family Ford

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:47 am
by Luke
Tim,

Very cool, especially to have the original .. in case it's of any interest here's the scan mildly cleaned up, then a small amount of colour added:

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Luke.

Re: Family Ford

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:45 pm
by Oldav8tor
Jerry, so true.... the closest you can get to a time machine.

Luke, I am almost without words. I so appreciate what you did to bring the photo to life. Thank you so much!