Autobiography of an old used car

The interesting article Paul wrote recently on the demise of American full size cars was excellent food for thought for me. His follow up QOTD’s on picking a big car to buy if you had a time machine have been neat to ponder as well.

On the 50’s question, Paul’s ode to the ’55 Chevy tripped a memory for me about one of my favorite people.

Autobiography of an old used car lot pics

My grandfather had one and that recollection made me realize his story fits in with the saga of the full size car rather well. So allow me to tell you about my grandfather and his cars.

Burt Curry is my maternal grandfather. He was born in 1909.

I always remember that it was 100 years after Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

Autobiography of an old used car methods

Whether my grandpa’s birth year helps me remember Lincoln’s or vice versa, I’m not sure, but that is the weird way I remember dates. He grew up on a farm in New Jersey. He was academically gifted and graduated