Al Turner's 1939 Ford
1939 Ford Standard Coupe owned by Duals of Wayne car club member Al Turner of Wayne, Michigan. Al ran a pair of Jimmy Jones Tear Drop Skirts on his coupe. He met Jimmy Jones at a junkyard on Ecorse Road between Inkster and Middelbelt Road in 1947. Al was 17 years old at the time. "Jimmy was cutting out the roof of a car and I asked him what he was doing. He told me that he made skirts. I bought mine for $50." Al had to wait between 6 to 8 weeks for his skirts.[1]
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