I was drafted out of college during Korean war (1952). Had two years in ROTC at Michigan State so was held at induction center at Fort Custer to help process new draftees. Job was to interview and assign MOS. Got to choose basic so picked Signal Corps. Went to Augusta Georgia, Camp Gordon (now Fort Eisenhower) for basic then to Fort Monmouth NJ for radio school. MOS is field radio repair. Then to Germany and assigned to 348 Ordnance Ballistics Technical Service Detachment, using electronic gear to calibrate and test heavy artillery. Rank at discharge was Corporal. Went back to Michigan State on GI bill which I am very thankful for.

Making progress with Annabelle, our 1930 Model A Ford project. She is getting a new battery. It is a modern, sealed 12 volt battery made in the six-pack configuration that Ford used in 1930.

These are wonderful! Humming birds are amazing and so much fun to watch. Your skill and unmistakeable patience are admirable. Thank you for sharing them. It is about now that our humming birds will be leaving for their trip South. Makes me sad to see the that the birds are gone and that its time to bring the feeders in for the winter.

Agreed!! It was a lucky find.

Thank You!! I am always impressed by what nature can do.

Natural beauty is everywhere!!

Thank you for this suggestion. I will do that. Your help is deeply appreciated.

You and several other UHH members are wonderfully helpful.

Thank you for your interest and you are welcome. I hope your wish for one comes true too. I will be 90 soon so it can take a while.
The car is still with my son in another state. When it gets here I will gladly share more pictures - including interior and other details.
Getting it registered and titled is another quest. In those years the serial number was stamped on the engine block. During assembly a worker would read the engine number and stamp the same number on the top of the frame rail. That means that we have to unbolt and lift the body to verify the number. To complicate matters this car had an engine swap in its past. Apparently the old engine was rebuilt and put in another car. That serial number was then used to register a car in Missouri. This complicates matters because a state won’t register a car if one with the same serial number is already registered in another state.
This car does have a title somewhere. We are waiting for the previous owner to find it.

Thank you for your suggestion! Very helpful. The people in Volo Illinois are very helpful. They referred me to their antique mall. The folks there are checking the inventory of all their dealers.

This is to wish all of you on UHH your best year ever!

OK!!

Thank you!! Looking at your avatar I’m thinking you are a fan of fine cars.

Thanks. I will pursue that. The people at our local branch told me that the plate had to be authentic.

He is special. When he was in high school we did a lot of home style auto repair
With our rear mounted air cooled engine cars (VW and Corvair) we got to where we could jack up the car, drop an engine, repair it and get it back in the car in an evening. My family has known of my desire for a Model A Ford since I was a kid.