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Mom on Grandpa's Car: c. 1945

Submitted by Jim Lee on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 5:43am.
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This photo was taken in Shrewsbury, MO, around 1945. My mother is about 17 years old and is sitting on the fender of my grandfather's Ford station wagon. I vaguely remember this car. I don't know who dented the fender but the front tire is bald. My grandfather traded this car in on a used 1948 black Chevrolet tudor sedan. View full size.

This photo was taken in Shrewsbury, MO, around 1945. My mother is about 17 years old and is sitting on the fender of my grandfather's Ford station wagon. I vaguely remember this car. I don't know who dented the fender but the front tire is bald. My grandfather traded this car in on a used 1948 black Chevrolet tudor sedan. View full size.

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He should have kept the Ford

Submitted by nowhine on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 6:50pm.

That 1940 Ford Woody Wagon was such a better car than the 1948 Chevy. That Ford would be worth a bundle today. By the way, that fender would buff out nicely.

I realize that he kept it three to four years or more before trading it for the Chevy, and that the woody would have needed a lot of upkeep in the Missouri climate. But that Ford is a rare classic.

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Rationed rubber

Submitted by loribl on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 2:16am.

The tires were bald because nearly ALL tires were worn out by the end of WWII. They were rationed long with gasoline, butter, shoes, sugar, coffee and more.

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