Although planning to be in Moose Jaw for a July 1st drive down Main Street, Clark Dan Puckett, who is seeking the Conservative Nomination in Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan federal constituency, was unable to come due to some mechanical issues that needed repair on his 1925 Ford Model 'T.'
"I decided that perhaps the Ford Motor Company may still honour the original warranty so I called the good folks in Detroit. ’We're so sorry, but Mr. Henry Ford had passed on quite some time ago and all the Model T warranties had now just recently expired'. Well, I thought, that's kind of a bummer. These car companies should back their warranties a bit better. After all, the 1925 Model T recall notice of 1928 was honoured according to the documentation I found under the seat as I fuelled up last week... Oh well!" joked Puckett.
However, all was not lost, he said.
“My late father (seriously) had left me a fully rebuilt motor, radiator, transmission, four extra wheels — should one of the oak spokes break if I hit a pothole somewhere — a rebuilt six-volt starter/generator and, most importantly, two extra Model T horns should the current one quit from over-use during this nomination campaign.”
Puckett and his Model T plan on being in Moose Jaw this coming Saturday. He will be at the farmer's market from 2 to 2:30 p.m. and in the Walmart parking lot from 2:30 to 3:30. From 3:30 to 4:30 rides will be available in the Model T.
