My first direct exposure to petroliana was in the 1950's when my parents owned and operated the Walsh General Store, Walsh, Ontario, and handled Supertest gasoline and oil.

It was during this time that I purchased a 1954 Ford which I proceeded to customize and soup-up.

In the late 50's and early 60's I worked for Wills Motors in Delhi, Ontario, a GM dealership that carried Esso products. I recall taking 45 gallon drums full of empty Marvelube and Mineralube tins to the landfill site on Saturday afternoons.

In the mid 60's I put the automotive/petroliana trade
     behind me and spent 32 years with Bell Canada.

In 1982 I purchased this vehicle, an all original, fully optioned Maryland 1955 T-Bird with 12,480 miles on the odometer. Today the odometer still reads less than 13,000 miles.

At this point in time I belonged to H.A.S.C. and now joined the C.S.S.M.A. My original 1954 Ford was near and dear to me as are many of our vehicles we had as teenagers, and consequently in 1989 I purchased this Texas 1954 Ford Sunliner. In the subsequent ground-up restoration, I utilized some parts that I had salvaged from my original '54, so I view this vehicle as being reincarnated.

I now became more actively involved in my collecting interests, frequenting flea markets and auction sales. Ultimately, due to the volume of items that I had acquired, I was forced to start vending. THE HOBBY HAD GOT OUT OF HAND!!!! That's kind of where I am today.

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