After attending a meeting in 1988, in Ft. Valley, GA, I saw a 1962 Falcon parked in a parking lot. Needles to say I started “sniffing”. A “little old lady” [she was 78 at the time] approached me and said. “You like my car, huh?” I said yes Mam, and told her the story about my 1962 that I had that got stolen and never recovered. I said I’d keep in touch with her and would like to buy her car someday.
And stay I touch, I did. Quarterly, I’d telephone her. Annually I’d drive to Ft. Valley to say hello. It took me 9 years to get her to talk seriously with me and get down to money. 1st offer:, “Is that the best you can do”? 2nd offer, “Well, I’ll have to talk with my son”. I said this is my last offer and I will not contact you again. If you want to sell your car at my offered price, you can call me. 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, I’d really given up; me and the 1962 was not to be. Out of the blue, I got a voice mail message, “Wally, I’m ready to sell you my car. If you’re still interested, please call me”. I was on that call like white on rice.
The rest is history, as they say.
Originally purchased by a gentleman in Thompson, Georgia. He drove it until 1972, when he could no longer shift the gears due to shoulder pains. Ms. Walton bought it and drove it to Ft. Valley, GA, where it remained until, July 30, 1998, when I bought it and drove it to Atlanta. It was never driven outside of Ft. Valley. Only to church and the grocery store. Can you believe it ??? I’m the 3rd owner, bought from the proverbial “Little Old Lady”, in Ft. Valley, Georgia. It is a 4 door, 3 speed on the column, 170 cubic inch, 6 cylinder, 39293.8 original miles,
