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Mail From: Peterson.Keith (Peterson, Keith)

I highly suggest that this car has (what they call) provenance (SP) -
Don't change a thing on it. It could, at some time, have as much value
as your (thought of changes to become a) GT.
It may (or may not) be a highly unique car, however, with the special
ordered handling package (and anything else special there might be),
then add the fact that it came from a first owner and purchased at/from
the first for franchise...
...There just might be someone out there wanting that special type of
car, one that nobody else has. Or, Not! I could be very wrong.
KP

Message: 7
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 11:47:56 -0700
From: Walt Boeninger <(email redacted)>
Jeff Speegle wrote:
> Love the "first Ford dealership in the world" Never heard that claim
> before especially in CA
Check this out!
bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/industries/automotive/56
09754.htm
In his remarks at the National Automobile Dealers Association
convention, Bill Ford noted that a San Francisco businessman, William
Hughson, was the first Ford dealer. He obtained the franchise for the
entire West Coast (and Hawaii) even before the company was incorporated.
He bought $5,000 worth of Henry Ford's cars and sold them on the West
Coast. Then, after the 1906 earthquake, he lent cars to the Red Cross to
help with disaster relief.
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In a message dated 6/23/03 12:59:18 PM, (email redacted) writes:

<< It may (or may not) be a highly unique car, however, with the special
ordered handling package (and anything else special there might be),
then add the fact that it came from a first owner and purchased at/from
the first for franchise...
...There just might be someone out there wanting that special type of
car, one that nobody else has. Or, Not! I could be very wrong.
KP >>

Yeah, I tend to agree, I really don't want to change a thing on it. The
original owner had the original paint gone over last September, they did a really
bad job, and did not even match the original Springtime Yellow. The original
interior is almost perfect, but there are 2 spots in the original carpet that
have worn though. No speaker holes anywhere, AM radio still in the dash.

I can't remember anymore, did San Jose cars have build sheets under the
carpet, stuffed in the seat bottoms, or was that just Metuchen cars?

TIA,

Kraig Griffiths

66 fastback

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