40Ford!!
Senior Member
Happy Memorial Day to all on the Ford Barn! Some of you may have seen my earlier post of an old 35 Tudor I recently came upon and I decided to take my old friend for a ride. His name is Paul O'Brien. He is 87 and a WW II vet. (US NAVY 43-46). He told me he was a Machienist Mate on LST 521. He was also on the first wave of the Normandy Invasion and was part of a 3 man crew on an LCVP that carried 35 personnel and let them off on the shores of Normandy. He made 6 trips and obviously survived! Paul did many jobs in his life, but I met him where I work ( the Maryland State Police). Paul has been a volunteer there for 22 years! Unfortunately time is catching up with Paul and he is dealing with the typical medical issues that we all have to deal with eventually. Here is the cool car stuff he told me about. He said his first car was .......... Get this ...... a 1932 Ford Roadster with rumble seat. He told me his 3 friends and he bought it for $100. He said they would rotate using it every week and after their Friday and Saturday "dates" the next buddy would get it and so on. I asked him what ever happened to the 32 and he said they sold it when they all joined the Navy. he said they sold it for $250 so they doubled their money! I can't imagine kids actually sharing a car and making it work. He told me he owned a 35 like mine after he got out of the Navy so the ride brought back some good memories. Well that's all. Just thought some of you would like to he a nice story from a real hero! Guys like Paul NEVER ***** about life, they just handle it.
