Linda Clark Bales
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- Land of Oz (Ks)
Last summer, the A's-R-Us Ford club did a run of the Dixie Highway thru eastern Illinois. A tv show called Heartland Highways talked to a few of the drivers, who said that only one car had dropped out due to mechanical problems. Not bad for cars approaching, or over, 80yo! That says something about the simplicity, fixability and strong supply lines of the A.
It was a neat event because each town along the route planned events and shared some of their history with the club. One driver said that it was particularly pleasant not to ever have to exceed 40mph. AIUI, the A was always a chore to drive past 40 for any length of time.
The Dixie Highway is interesting in itself as a mid-'teens attempt to get Chicagoans to motor to, and buy land in, Florida (not a migration pattern historians pay any attention to - I don't know if it was successful). The brains behind it was Carl Fisher, who had built the Indianapolis Speedway a few years before.
Nice car...am member of Wichita A's hope to have one someday