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D8602-4
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- 1939-07-20 (Creation)
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As a joke, Leon Titus rolled his 1906 Ford Model N into the State Vehicle Safety Inspection Station during the Golden Jubilee celebration. Scratching his head perplexed as to what to do is Joe Thomas, veteran race driver and director of the Inspection Station. Even if the car passes, there is no place to put the red sticker. The antique vehicle has no windshield. Leon Titus, standing second from right in a dark suit and 10 gallon hat, is the owner of Titus Ford. He took the 1906 vehicle in a trade on a new Ford in 1914. The vehicle will be featured in the Jubilee pageant and parade. On the right of Titus is Larry Pritchett, of Associated Oil Co. Behind the car in a gray suit and western hat is Titus's business partner Lloyd Raab. The driver of the vehicle is Dick Frayne, superintendent of Titus Ford Service Department. (T. Times 7/26/1939, pg. 10) TPL-10161
Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile; Titus, Leon E.; Vehicle Safety Inspection Station (Tacoma); Thomas, Joe; Raab, Lloyd; Pritchett, Larry; Frayne, Dick