Antique Cars at Surratt House

[RJNorton]

Many thanks to Laurie for sending the following information. Also included is a photo from the event.

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52 antique cars, ranging in age from ca. 1900 to 1970, and 95 owners of said cars spent the morning at Surratt House today as part of their caravan on the trail of John Wilkes Booth. My favorite was a ca. 1920 taxi cab, but so far I don’t have a photo of it. Everyone loved these “Woodies,” however. One of my hoop-skirted ladies was offered a ride in one of the cars with a rumble seat. She decided not to try getting into it with all those skirts.

To top it off, we had a busload from a senior community arrive while the cars were still here. I should have charged them extra for the additional history they got! One downer was that a 1969 Chevy Malibu was among the antique cars. That was the first car I bought with my own hard-earned money from teaching. I think I paid $8000 for it in 1969. This one, today, is up for sale at $30,000.