March 1st, 1942

Go to Schneiders. Cold.

We kids ride in Model F.

Roland & Bernadine throw coats over us.

Have ice cream.

Car gas tank breaks.

Lynea's Note: Weather: The high on this day was 35°f 1

Between 1905-1906 Ford built around 1,000 Model F's at his Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. The plant had been in operation since 1904. The original cost of a Model F was $1,200USD (which is approximately equivalent to $42,056USD in 2024.) and was Ford's 4th model released to the public market. 2 It would have been 37 years old.

1 “Mitchell Weather in 1942.” Extreme Weather Watch, H Brothers Inc, 2021, www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/mitchell/year-1942.

2 “1906 Ford Model F Tonneau” "Quick View" and "Adopt-A-Car" Program, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, www.fordpiquetteplant.org. Accessed 3 Mar. 2024.

3 "1905 Ford Model F Phaeton", Digital Collections, The Henry Ford, 2024, https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/150180#slide=gs-203186