{"product_id":"9781490533605","title":"The Speedster And The Skunk: A True Story From My Dad's Youth","description":"When my Dad was in high school in the 1930s, he traded his aging pony for an even older car, a 1912 Model T Ford. From it, he and his friends built what was called a speedster, an early hot rod. Before it had a windshield or even a body, he put on his best suit and drove it 20 miles to a dance, and had a perfect evening. On the way home though, a skunk blocked the way, and it won the standoff. That started a chain of events that led, eventually, to a career in the automobile business, including almost 25 years as a Lincoln-Mercury dealer. As a boy, I asked Dad to tell this story over and over. This 78-page novella tells of a mechanically-gifted teen's adventures and one misadventure with his first car. The story also provides a window into a doctor's home in a growing industrial town in the mountain South, during the Great Depression, when everything seemed to be changing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eTom Yancey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eJun 16, 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e84 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1490533605\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781490533605\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50135645978929,"sku":"9781490533605","price":13.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781490533605.jpg?v=1728728072","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781490533605","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}