Re: Seeking My Clipper's History

Posted by Craig the Clipper Man On 2013/1/16 8:04:32

This past weekend I went back and organized the restoration receipts for my Clipper. Among them was and oldest receipt -- a normal vehicle service receipt from a service center in Albuquerque in April 1962. At the time the Clipper had about 52,000 miles plus change. A closer inspection revealed a name -- Leroy Anderson. This got me to thinking ...

I went on the Internet and there was a Mr. Anderson listed who had lived in Albuquerque and now lives in San Angelo, Texas. He is 67 years old. Doing a little math, I realized that Mr. Anderson would have been 17 years old in 1962, definitely old enough to drive and own a car. I got my first car -- a 1960 Ford Sunliner -- in 1967 when I was 16. The Clipper would have been seven years old, which is about right for a lot of teenagers' first cars. Could this Mr. Anderson be the same as the owner listed on the service receipt?

Intrigued, I then went to Facebook and quickly found Mr. Anderson. I sent him a message containing the details of my search, as well as a few photos of the car to possibly jar his memory. Unfortunately, I have not heard back from him. I figure that toward the end of this week, I will try to contact him again.