A Pair of ‘42s In Their Natural Environment By Wayne Rosenkrans
We use our 1942 Ford Tudor Sedan in our WWII living history work, setting the scene for the period (See V-8 Times, September/October, 2017). One of the largest WWII events each year is the WWII Weekend, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It’s been called “a three-day graduate class in early ‘40s history,” with most of the active theaters of the war represented, plus the American home font.
Although many didn’t realize it, this year we had a real rarity at the Home Front. Not only was “Eleanor,” our ’42 Ford Sedan there, but also a ’42 Ford Station Wagon. As most V-8ers know, seeing one ’42 at a show is very rare, seeing two in what amounts to their natural environment is very improbable. To learn more about the WWII weekend, visit www.maam.org.
Drawing close to 38,000 visitors over the three days this year, it’s hard to grasp the enormity of the venue with no modern vehicles in sight among the Jeeps, tanks, trucks, motorcycles, and of course, the aircraft (including such attention grabbers as a B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, Mustangs, Corsairs, and many others). All of the vehicles move throughout the weekend, including the aircraft - this isn’t a static display of “Look, but don’t touch.”
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