1953. Loading a couple of old Ford Model Ts into a DC-4

 original article: Ford Times December 1953

photo bu Tom Foote

ALPH COX, JR., is a former Navy pilot who operates the United States Overseas Airlines. His hobby, however, deals with a much older means of transportation; he restores vintage automobiles. He decided to specialize in Model T Fords, and in the few years he has been active has brought fourteen of the venerable cars back to shining life. Last September when the seventh annual revival of the famed Glidden Tours convened in Cleveland, Cox chose three of his proudest beauties to enter in the big rally. To spare his T’s the long drive from Cape May, New Jersey, he flew them to Cleveland via DC-4, whence they proceeded to Detroit under their own power. Shown above are, left to right, a 1912 “Gentleman’s Roadster,” a 1909 touring car, and a 1910 “Torpedo.”