LEGENDS OF FMIC
Bowling Logging & Chipping Incorporated Ridgeway, Virginia
By Jean-Paul (JP) Damé Communication Director, Forestry Mutual Insurance
Cars. Cars. Cars...and just a few Trucks too!
T
immy Bowling, owner-operator of Bowling Logging & Chipping Incorporated out of Ridgeway, Virginia, is our Legends of FMIC. Bowling Logging and Chipping could be our Legends of FMIC just alone on their merits of no accidents and efficiencies in working in the logging industry. I picked Tim Bowling as our feature Legend for his incredible automobile collection. I believe you'll agree that his collection of automotive history is legendary.
On a cool Friday morning, Keith Biggs, President of Forestry Mutual, and I drove up to visit Timmy at his office in Ridgeway, Virginia, to have him give us a personal tour of his family collection of cars and trucks. I was led to believe the whole trip to take about an hour and a dozen pictures.
Timmy, daughter Grace and wife Diana, plus pets Bridgette and Bert.
After spending a few minutes in the office with Tim, wife Diana, daughter Grace, and sister-in-Law Kristie making small talk, we took a short drive to where he keeps most of his collection in what looked like a moderate-sized garage. As we get out of our trucks and walk into the garage bay, what lay in front of me was a sea of vehicles, nicely parked, row upon row upon row. Late-model cars and trucks dating back to the 1940s and '50s. I stop and take a picture or two and then begin my interview with Tim, who, like Keith, has this grin on their faces as they look upon my surprise at his collection of vehicles that I can see so far. 14
FMIC 2nd QUARTER 2022
Tim Bowling next to his favorite collection: 1937 Mack Jr.
