Our Sky Blue Ford Baby©

What is your all time favorite automobile?

My dad never believed in buying a brand-new automobile. We went through countless vehicles through the years. My all-time favorite was our sky blue Ford Baby which was a Third Generation 1957 Ford pickup truck. It wasn’t the sexiest looking vehicle but it was my favorite color and was extra wide which allowed all of us to sit with Dad when it was time to go cut down our Christmas tree. I know there is a picture floating around somewhere of my heavenly brother Johnny sitting behind the wheel of that truck in his brown plaid flannel shirt. I think he was about 12 years old. He had the biggest Cheshire grin on his face and yes I was jealous. I wanted to be where he was. But it was ok daddy let me watch him every time he had to fix it I loved being under the roof and seeing every part of her shiny engine. The best moments were hearing her rev up.

Sadly, one morning when my dad went to retrieve our sky-blue Ford baby from her parking spot on Brookline Ave, she was missing. She was stolen in the night like many other of Dad’s vehicles. One day he started renting a spot from our next-door neighbor but this was too late of course for a pick up truck.

They don’t make them like they used to.

Our Sky Blue Ford Baby©

By Felina Silver

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