DOWN MEMORY LANE

On July 4, Ray and I went to an antique car show

in Show Low, Arizona

Ray is standing beside a 1946 Chevy pickup. This is the

same model of car that Ray's dad Harvey, gave us as a

wedding present in 1965. He asked Buster (this is what

his family called him) if he wanted a pickup or $50.00

for a wedding gift. Of course we took the pickup.

It was green with black fenders.

This is a 1927/28 Buick.

When Ray's family lived at the underpass ( a few miles

outside Winslow), a tourist broke down in a vehicle like

this one. They parked it in the Turley's yard, west of

the house. The tourists intended to come back to get

it, but they never did. Ray and his five brothers played

'pretend' and traveled all over the United States driving

that Buick. They even let their two sisters drive it.

They also had many picnics in it.

That old Buick ended up as scrap material for the war effort.

This is a 1941 Packard

Uncle John Turley (Ray's grandfather's brother) had a yellow

convertible Packard like this one. Uncle John was sick in the

hospital in Holbrook. His wife, Aunt Electa, asked Buster to

drive her from Joseph City to Holbrook to visit her husband.

Buster was 17 years old (1948). It was a thrill of a lifetime

for him to be able to drive that car.

This model Packard had a clutch and stick shift.