1929 Ford Roadster Dad Bought New - Rescue, First Wash in 51 Years, Start Up

I don't want it restored. We're just going to clean it up and get it going. It is a survivor!." - Joe Taft, 2025

Joe has an answering machine. He doesn't own a cell phone.

"My father was a young cotton farmer in 1929. A successful crop that year left him with money to spend. He decided to buy a new car. Being a Ford man he bought a new Model A Roadster. He told me he picked it because it was $35 cheaper than a coupe with fancy glass in the doors. He told me that!"