[Closed] Story of my first car could never happen today I am sure

Story of my first car could never happen today I am sure

I did mention this a little within another story so don't
know if anyone caught it so thought I would give it more
detail since it is so unusual a story. Could most likely
never happen today.
I started Hoover SR Hi in San Diego in 1959, 10th grade, I
had been sick as a kid and was never to play sports at all
and was a real loaner and I didn't like school at all, just
doing my best to get by and get through the next three
years.
Then I got three great teacher's that first year, Mr Oscar
Baer, Mr Mulkey and Mr Trask. I was blessed to get to have
all three of these men for all three years at Hoover.
My Baer owned a 1931 Model A Ford that was just as it came
off the end of the assembly line with Henry's blessing and
in great condition but needed some engine work having never
been touched. It ran good but smoked some and lacked a
little power. Needed new tires. The paint was even still
good and so was the interior. He had owned it for many
years. He came to me one day and said he wanted to give me
this car so I would have something to work on in Mr Mulkey's
auto shop class and so he did, title and all and said when I
needed parts for it to let him know and he would pay for
them. There was a place in San Diego Dickinson Auto Parts
that was an old parts store that was heaven to go into and
you could get anything for all old cars and you could make a
complete new Model A with what he had so parts were easy to
get. The only condition was that if I ever got rid of that
car that it would go back to him and it did one day but I
drove it all through hi school and it did great. Mr Mulkey
was a lot of help to me in the rebuild of the engine as it
was my first engine job.
Mr Baer and I remained friends for life until his passing.
He drove a then new 59 Studebaker Lark station wagon and he
had it fitted with seat belts. He always started every class
with a prayer and the pledge to the flag and would tell us
to get seat
belts or ask our folks to if we did't have them and to say a
prayer before starting the car and always check the rear
view mirror adjustment before driving off. He was a fine
Christian man and he loved all his students dearly. I still
have pictures of these three teachers on the wall in my home
to this day. Mr Trask was my wood shop teacher but he also
took a real interest in me for the three years and worked
extra hard to see that I made it.