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Hi Tom, This photo brought to mind my good friend Clayton C. Webb. Everybody knew him as Webby. I also called him Cash & Carry, for his initials. I think you may remember him. I believe he ran this Gulf station for a couple of years, during the early sixties. During that time, he was hit by a 1955 Buick, which was pulling out of Jackson, or Mercer St., into Greenwood. He was on his motorcycle, and the pointy front bumper guard, on the Buick pinned his leg against the motorcycle. He had a steel plate in his leg for the rest of his life. He was a car guy, and we traveled to hundreds of car shows together for many years. He passed on, about 13 years ago, but a photo like this is a reminder of great times. rayfromvillapark
P.S. What I wouldn't give for that 1940 Buick Roadmaster Convertible, parked in front of the tire shop! - Thursday, June 14, 2012
- Yes Ray, I remember Webby. He was a nice guy. He was very close to Walt Updike, the guy who owned the 1931 Cadillac and borrowed an original Curved Dash Olds catalog from me and never gave it back.
Hi Tom, This photo brought to mind my good friend Clayton C. Webb. Everybody knew him as Webby. I also called him Cash & Carry, for his initials. I think you may remember him. I believe he ran this Gulf station for a couple of years, during the early sixties. During that time, he was hit by a 1955 Buick, which was pulling out of Jackson, or Mercer St., into Greenwood. He was on his motorcycle, and the pointy front bumper guard, on the Buick pinned his leg against the motorcycle. He had a steel plate in his leg for the rest of his life. He was a car guy, and we traveled to hundreds of car shows together for many years. He passed on, about 13 years ago, but a photo like this is a reminder of great times. rayfromvillapark
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Hi Tom, Everything is tied together in life. You mentioned Walt Updike, and the 1931 Cadillac. Just a couple of days ago, you published the photo of the intersection of Chambers and Liberty St. Just across from the Atlantic station, was another gas station (it's a Hess, now, but back in the day it was something else). There was an alley that ran behind both stations. There was an auto body repair shop behind the other station, on Liberty. When I was a kid, I would ride up that alley to look at an old 1931 Cadillac Phaeton, that sat behind the body shop. I went to look at the car many times, when I rode my bike through the area. That Cadillac ended up in Walt Updike's possession and he restored the car you remember. And that's the rest of the story....By the way, Walt passed away at an early age. He owned many antique cars, beside that Cadillac, including an award winning 1940 Ford Convertible, and a 1940 American Bantam Town Delivery (very rare). I still have a display case, he sold me. He was a tough man to deal with, and I had a similar episode, as you did, but I ended up getting my 1932 Cadillac brochure back, after several threats. rayfromvillapark
ReplyDeleteHi andy updike enjoyed the stories of my grandfather i got to ride in the 1931 cadillac at new hop when i was a kid it was fun my grandfather was like s big kid with big toys lots good times as a kid thanks for the stories
DeleteHI TOM...THAT FORD IN THE PARKING LOT LOOKS LIKE MY FRIENDS' WITH A RUMBLE SEAT IN THE REAR. IF THOSE RUMBLE SEATS COULD ONLY TALK, THEY WOULD TELL A LOT OF INTERESTING TALES. REGARDS,
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