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balinwire wrote: I can tell you with 100% certainty this is John McQuown. He is my grandfather and I look like his twin when you see pictures of us at the same age. He has shared so much of his knowledge and experiences with us. Although he is my grandfather, he is truly one of the most remarkable individuals I have ever had a chance to know. Come take a tour of the museum with him on Tuesday mornings. It is an truly amazing experience you won't forget.
Yep, that's our John. I worked part-time at the museum back in the early/mid 90's and got to know him pretty well.
Also see him a few times when he comes out to the dealership to get his vehicle looked at.
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"I work for the Auburn Automobile Company. I am not an automobile race car driver although I hold more world speed records than any other man in the world" -Ab Jenkins 1937
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balinwire wrote: Good going Randy! ID correct, now without looking, what was the supervisors name and the tailors, etc. These guys names should be as well known as Buehrig, Cord and Jenkins. There should be a walk of fame in front of the ACD museum with there names in marble club logos.
I can tell you with 100% certainty this is John McQuown. He is my grandfather and I look like his twin when you see pictures of us at the same age. He has shared so much of his knowledge and experiences with us. Although he is my grandfather, he is truly one of the most remarkable individuals I have ever had a chance to know. Come take a tour of the museum with him on Tuesday mornings. It is an truly amazing experience you won't forget.
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Otherwise, great IDing, Torsten.
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Russel Silberg, body man
Ora Shoudek, engine
Ralf Butler, upholsterer
Howard Carper, engine
John McQuown, mechanic
Dwight Batdorf, shop foreman and transmission
Torsten Vig
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I just learned of there contributions and was surprised there was no info on these men.
OK, and the answers, left to right are,
Russel Silberg, Ora Shoudel, Ralph Butler, Howard Carper, John McQuown, Dwight Batdorf.
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I just think this statement was a little over the top....
balinwire wrote: These guys names should be as well known as Buehrig, Cord and Jenkins. There should be a walk of fame in front of the ACD museum with there names in marble club logos.
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I was always amazed as a kid when the corner filling station could patch my bicycle tire with a black patch that that they would light with a match to heat the rubber and make the patch stick good.
And hey, they had a electric machine that could pump my bike tires up. And tools!
They had chrome crescent wrenches and even fancy socket wrenches that we would surely never be able to afford to buy. Oh, the way the bays had roll up doors to keep out the bad weather.
With a ice box that held sodas there was hours of listening to the tires running over the bell to tell there was a customer reddy for a fill up.
And even a private privy.
Oh, the days.
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I was hoping someone was on the repair floor during that time, they would be 70+ years or more in 2008 as this was 50 years ago.
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As a dealing with them....
Al Leamy's light came on one night as Matt Short and I were standing outside after turning off all the lights in the building.
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