Emily Post Says...
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There was a first-rate machine shop with an expert mechanic in charge of it, who peered into our engine dubiously :
"If it was only a Ford or a Cadillac," said he, 1 1 1 could fix you up right away! But a bearing for that car of yours '11 like as not have to be made. Can you get one in New York, do you think?"
An unusual and "special" car may be very smart-looking and be particularly easy to trace if stolen, but in a breakdown a make of popular type would be best a Ford ideal. You could buy a whole new one at the first garage you came to, or maybe get a missing part at the first ten-cent store. We discovered the difficulty, or inconvenience rather, of repairing ours, within twenty four hours of leaving home.
"If it was only a Ford or a Cadillac," said he, 1 1 1 could fix you up right away! But a bearing for that car of yours '11 like as not have to be made. Can you get one in New York, do you think?"
An unusual and "special" car may be very smart-looking and be particularly easy to trace if stolen, but in a breakdown a make of popular type would be best a Ford ideal. You could buy a whole new one at the first garage you came to, or maybe get a missing part at the first ten-cent store. We discovered the difficulty, or inconvenience rather, of repairing ours, within twenty four hours of leaving home.
By Motor to the Golden Gate- Emily Post
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Who knew Emily Post would be the woman to make a powerful argument for owning a truck that you nearly everyone could work on.
It is a nice little travel narrative about trying to cross the country in a car like all of the ads were saying was possible.
It is a nice little travel narrative about trying to cross the country in a car like all of the ads were saying was possible.
