Author Topic: The Johnson Motor Co.  (Read 1221 times)

jake

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The Johnson Motor Co.
« on: March 26, 2016, 10:27:12 PM »
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Re: The Johnson Motor Co.
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2016, 06:21:48 AM »
Maybe I can shed a little light on this . Years ago ( I don't remember exactly which year , but in the 90's ) I was at a flea market in Dothan , Al. and found some of these cards for sell by the son of the dealer who produced the car . I talked to him a good while and wound up going to his home and purchased the complete lot . He agreed to write the history of the car for me to send to the Quarterly editor but he never did . Several years later I was there again and he had some more of the cards for sell . I assumed he was not a very honest fellow and dropped the issue .
  I sent the card to the fellow in Sweden and a few to club members via EBAY sells and just handed some out at the conventions . You may have seen them around .

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Re: The Johnson Motor Co.
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2016, 01:24:01 PM »
This car looks very much like the custom that Mano Forsman built several years ago, but I think Mano's is a 1954.
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Re: The Johnson Motor Co.
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2016, 08:23:14 PM »
I've had that card too for many years and always liked the car.  Did the son say what ever happened to the car?
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Re: The Johnson Motor Co.
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2016, 06:54:48 AM »
He wasn't sure what happened to it . It just sort of got away . He was probable very young and not too interested in what was going on at the dealership .