April 21, 1963
Sunday, mostly cloudy, 50’s. Girls and I went to church and Sunday school. Earl and Lillian came in pm and we went down to Bonnie's with them. Gerald went back 2:30 he had to work at Carrols
Comment: Not sure who Bonnie is. Yvonne (Bonnie) Taylor is only seventeen and they probably would not be visiting her. Could Be Bunnie Ellis I guess, but not sure. Typical Sunday though, family stopping by and church, then, a short drive somewhere. I must have stayed overnight then returned to my job as grill man at the Carrols 15 Cent Hamburger Joint. Probably driving my 1954 Opel that I bought for $87.50. The First Car I Bought:
The dealer wanted a couple of hundred for it but the engine had what I thought was a knock and so was very leery of the car. While David and I were taking it for a test drive, we ran into Donald Tompkins who was very savvy about cars and equipment. He determined that the “knocking” was a bent push rod and could be fixed very easily.
Donald helped me take the valve cover off the engine, pulled out the 8” push rod, hit it with a ball peen hammer a couple of times to straighten and reinstalled it. Donald did the repair on the street in Middleburg with tools he carried in his truck.
The car ran perfectly. We took the car back to the dealer and I dickered for awhile until we agreed upon $87.50 and I bought the car.
I ran the car for about 3 years. It was super in snow plowing through 8-10 inch snow drifts on Rt 30A while driving to Gloversville to see Mary Ann .
We ended up dragging it over in the woods and junking it after I broke a rear axle somehow. I loved that car
The 1954 Opel For $87.50
The dealer wanted a couple of hundred for it but the engine had what I thought was a knock and so was very leery of the car. While David and I were taking it for a test drive, we ran into Donald Tompkins who was very savvy about cars and equipment. He determined that the “knocking” was a bent push rod and could be fixed very easily.Donald helped me take the valve cover off the engine, pulled out the 8” push rod, hit it with a ball peen hammer a couple of times to straighten and reinstalled it. Donald did the repair on the street in Middleburg with tools he carried in his truck.
The car ran perfectly. We took the car back to the dealer and I dickered for awhile until we agreed upon $87.50 and I bought the car.
I ran the car for about 3 years. It was super in snow plowing through 8-10 inch snow drifts on Rt 30A while driving to Gloversville to see Mary Ann .
We ended up dragging it over in the woods and junking it after I broke a rear axle somehow. I loved that car
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