To the left of the first “old Jag” picture you can see a yellow Jag XKE V12 roadster - wouldn’t mind owning that. I had two XKEs many decades ago.
Great job on the photography, James! I, too, am a dedicated follower of the series and could recognize some of the cars they featured on the shows. I'm glad you captured some of the "works in progress" as well as restored vehicles.
James56 wrote:
If you follow the TV show "American Pickers" on the History Channel, occasionally you'll see Mike and Frank buy a car that's in need of a little repair. Well one of the shops they use is Mefford Motors in Columbia Tennessee. You may have seen an episode where Mike and Danielle toured his old Chevy Dealership and shop for a possible partnership. Since that episode, the Old Dealership has made many exterior improvements to replicate an old Texaco gas station. I happened to be in the neighborhood and stopped by. I wandered the outside till I found a open garage door and yelled inside. Mike Mefford the owner greeted me and quickly asked that I follow social distancing rules. He said I could roam around freely and take all the pictures I wanted. I was elated and with that, so I walked inside helped myself to some old cars. All were in various stages of repair. I had a great time, and I hope some of you will enjoy these few snapshots I took.
Mefford Motors - Old Texaco Station - Columbia TN. DSC01947-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Beautiful tricked out V-8 Engine DSC01884-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
1960 Chevy DSC01888-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
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James Frazier, on Flickr
Think this might be a Bentley DSC01893-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Hudson DSC01896-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Ford DSC01898-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Jaguar DSC01908-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Studebaker DSC01913-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Interior of the old Jaguar DSC01915-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Nash DSC01917-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Early Armored Truck DSC01937-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Harley Davidson Motorcycle. DSC01924-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Mike picked these old gas pumps specially for display here at Mefford Motors. DSC01959-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
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Wow James...it took me back to my childhood days when I would visit our local Chevy Garage Repair center in my little town with my Dad to get our 36 panel truck fixed....what a fabulous place. Lucky you !!!
This is a neat place, James. I really enjoyed your well executed tour!
Excellent series, James, I would love to have the 1960 Chevy Impala and the Jaguar XKE.
My dad worked at a Texaco 1940 ?
Thanks everyone. Some really great comments that I enjoyed very much. Mike Wolfe has invested a lot around Columbia TN. He also has a bicycle shop (which we drove past). He has a nice vacation guest house you can rent decorated with some of his finer picks. If any of you watch the RFD channel, they have a program called "Muletown in the Round" which features some of country music's greatest songwriters, songs and stories. Shot at Mary Jo's Muletown Cafe just a block north of Mefford Motors. Columbia is known as "Muletown" because during WWI mules were raise here for the war effort. Ever since they host what's called Mule Days where they feature several days of mule related activities. I hope to get back to Columbia some day. The city is full of neat things to see and photograph. I'm going to close with another big "Thanks" to all of you...and to Mike Mefford. I'm posting this parting shot I took of him (on the right) and his assistant. See ya next time folks....
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James Frazier, on Flickr
cdayton wrote:
Great set of car shots. Sad for a Jag guy like me to see the Mark IV (?) in such a sad state. Thanks for posting these.
Yeah I know, but at least it's no longer decaying out in some field. They will restore it as best they can here at this garage. Thanks for looking in.
I’d like to see that Studebaker when it’s finished. I love those early 50s sleek Studebakers.
Stan
Would love to see that 1954 Studebaker when it's restored. Such beautiful cars !!!!
Great subject and shots, glad you identified the cars!
Derryg
Great set James.
Lucky you to get to tour Mefford Motors. American Pickers is one of my favorite shows.
Here’s a Mark IV Jag in slightly better condition. The out-of-focus Jag in the background is an XK220.
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