![]() ![]() ![]() The items will be well documented and will stay with the car forever. I cannot say enough about how grateful I am for what they did and how they made me feel. But about 2 months ago, in a stroke of amazing luck, I came in contact with the Lewis brothers of Lebanon and as incredible as it might sound, they had the original Fred Siess sales and service sign from the garage and a 1955 framed ad for the new ThunderbirdĪnd they gave them to me and didn't even want me to pay for transportation!!! What amazing people, just incredible. I contacted the Lebanon CoC, public library, Indiana state archives etc and even with all the help the people gave me, I found 1 picture of the original garage and some information on Mr Fred Siess but little more. The dealership operated from 1918 to 1956 and closed shortly after my car was delivered. From the invoice, I could tell the car had been delivered to Fred Siess Ford in Lebanon Indiana. I purchased the original invoice and started looking for anything related to my car and after 20+ years of looking I made an amazing discovery as well as 3 new friends along the way. The person I purchased it from had the history of the Canadian owners but I was never able to find any of the US owners. I purchased my 56 in 1997 in Lower Sackville NS, Canada and spent the next 3 1/2 years doing a complete frame off restoration. One of the great things about owning these cars is that you just want to know everything about them. ![]()
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