AAA Card 1937

Dad was paid up with the Automobile Club of Michigan – his second year as a member.  He joined in July 1936.
He was a member of AAA for about 60 years.

 

Voter Registration 1937

Mom and Dad registered to vote in Detroit, MI, 1937.  The municipal elections there had the biggest turnout in their history that year.  My guess is that, as usual, Mom and Dad’s votes cancelled each other.  The following year, FDR was elected President for a second term.  Can you tell I’ve been sorting more family ephemera lately?  Hope to continue and someday finish.

Dad Liked New Cars

My father bought a 1937 Pontiac Coupe June 26, 1937.  I know because he kept the paperwork.  The shocking thing to me is that he traded in a 1936 Chevy (or Chrysler) sedan – it was just a year old!

He did get a good amount for trade-in so he paid only $230.45 cash for the new car.

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And yet in 1938, he bought an Olds 6 and that I think was the car they drove from Detroit to California.

Here’s one photo from that trip.  More photos are on an earlier post.  Do I have it identified correctly?

 And then I think that having children and living through WWII brought an end to that extravagance.  But he loved getting a new car.