(Brother and Sister-in law to Val)

Kathy’s dad, Dan Flynn, was a big fan of cars from this time. Back in his youth he was a member of the Van Nuys Jester’s Car Club. The Jesters were a 1950’s car club from Van Nuys, California, which played a significant role in the cruising scene on Van Nuys Boulevard. Along with other groups like the Hi Hats and Ambassadors, the Jesters held meetings at a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant before joining the weekly cruise. 

Wanting to surprise her dad with the ultimate gift to recapture that special time, Kathy set out to find the perfect car. She contacted the Volo Museum. Established in 1960 by the Grams family, the Volo Auto Museum is an automobile museum and collector car dealer in the Chicago suburb of Volo, Illinois. She had the good fortune to acquire this award winning 1936 Ford 3 Window Coupe.

Though the markings on the tire pictured would lead you to think these were manufactured by Ford, they were most likely from Firestone. Ford manufactured their own tires for a short time in the early 1920’s but stopped in 1923. In September of 1936 Ford began building their own tire plant.  They began tire production in Jan 1938.  About a year after the start of WWII Ford ceased all their own tire production. Tires most often used between 1923 and 1938 were manufactured by Firestone. Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone were close personal friends and business associates.