Phil Patterson writes: A Locomobile may not be a Mopar, but it figures very
heavily in Chrysler history. Walter P. Chrysler's first car was a 1905
Locomobile that cost him $5000. BIG money in 1905. First thing he did when
he got it home, was take it apart and put it together many times before he
ever used it regularly.
http://www.pathfinder.com/time/special/moy/moypast.html contains many
facts about Walter's early history and it is an interesting site. If not for
Locomobile, good old Walter P. may have just stuck with trains and there
never would have been any Mopars at all! And that is a dreary thought. Any
Mopar show judge who objects to a Locomobile being there, just doesn't know
his Chrysler Corporation history. P.S, Many well wishs for the folks
suffering with Hurricane Floyd on the east coast. Let's just pray that ol'
Floyd heads out to sea.
IBM Aptiva Customer wrote:
> I'll be going to Hershey this year again. My 2nd year. I will be going
> with an older gentleman who loves to flea market and he has taken me
> under his wing. He will be bringing a 1902 Locomobile engine he
> restored to the show just for conversarion. Its not Mopar, bur really
> neat as you could almost put the engine in a brief case it seems. We
> will be on the White field in spaces WBP-20-21. If any one needs any of
> the parts I have adverrized in the past, let me know and I will bring
> them. I'll keep an eye posted as to where a meeting will take place,
> and if we get the time, We ill be over. My friend is a Mopar lover too
> as he has a 1931 Chrysler CJ (I think) Roadster. It was said to be John
> Dillengers girl friends car that John himself bought for her. An
> article was written about it in Old cars Weekly this year or last. And
> any one who has the OCW Calender will find Bobs car on the calkender
> this year. Did't mean to get windy, but all this talk about Floyd musta
> rubbed off.
> Jack Johnson 55 Plymouth Belvedere
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