Yellow Fever

Wife and I went for a ride Saturday morning when I noticed all alone in Wal Mart Parking area this 1936 five window Ford Coupe. You kidding, I had to go check it out. Car turned out to be powered by a 327 Chevy, it was chopped, channeled, sectioned and Zeed.

This Car belongs to Donald Vienneau ( in picture), who by the way is 71 years old. Donald told me he had his picture made with this car when he was 17 year old, though he has owned the car for only three years. The guy definitely has some history with this one.

Car has also been in Custom Car Magazine for three years in a row 1957- 58- 59, and talk about a mixed bag of goods, car has 1940 Chevy headlights, 1947 Ford park lights, 1949 Plymouth bumpers front and back. It has a Studebaker tail lights, 1956 Olds Fiesta hubcaps, 1940 Lincoln armrests. Written on the side of the car in white lettering was the words "The Fallen Star", guess that must be the name that Donald or someone gave this car.

I was glad for the morning drive and the brief encounter with Donald and the Fallen Star. Well he was off to the car show and I drove back to the house, but I think that maybe I came down with a little touch of yellow fever as the day wore on and I thought about this beautiful car. Oh well, nice car, glad I got to see it.