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I’m not sure if I ever posted this before but it’s my former 1940 110 on the left and my 1941 Henney-Packard hearse with extension table on the right. Big difference in length with the 110’s 122” wheelbase and the Henney’s 160”! At that time, I still had a 1939 Six and two other 1940 110s and I was only 17 years old.

The 1940 was one of my everyday cars and in this photo where I paired it with the Henney, I had just driven it from my home in Bellevue to Sumner, WA (about 45 miles) at my grandparents home where I kept and worked on the Henney. The Henney is shown here just as I got it without new tires (and brakes) that it got shortly after but it ran well. When I moved to California in the early ‘70s, I drove the 110 and transported the Henney which was then driven occasionally after it got there. The Henney was a 120 (1901A) but they used senior bumpers and ornament although in this case the bumper on it was a rear one. Those with sharp eyes might notice that the 110’s front bumper is from a 1939 but was replaced soon after with the proper one and I still have the 1939 bumper.