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In search of the oldest car in Arizona

Mike Sakal

Mike Sakal’s column runs on Fridays. Contact him at (480) 898-6533 or msakal@evtrib.com, or write to Mike Sakal, East Valley Tribune, 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy., Suite 219, Tempe, AZ 85282

Oldest cars in Arizona?

Jim and Donna Bunch's 1909 Sears Motor Buggy (right) next to Sun city resident Steve Freegard's 1905 Cadillac at the Arizona State Capitol last weekend as part of the state's kickoff for its centennial celebration. (Photo courtesy of Jim and Donna

Oldest cars in Arizona?

Valley residents Jim and Donna Bunch plan to display their 1909 Sears Motor Buggy at the Kiwanis Club of Tempe Nuevo's 8th Annual Catch a Wave Classic Car Show at Kiwanis Park on March 24. The club is looking for the oldest car in Arizona and who wants to put it on display. (Photo courtesy Jim and Donna Bunch)

Welcome to the discussion.

4 comments:

LarryPage posted at 5:04 pm on Fri, May 18, 2012.

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These cars are pretty old. Classic cars I might say. Its hard to maintain this kind of car. You should constantly give these cars a check up and use good car covers to protect these cars from any damage.
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SamSmith posted at 11:59 pm on Mon, Mar 5, 2012.

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This is a great news for Arizona people...
Dirt Bikes
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mikea12012 posted at 12:25 am on Sun, Feb 19, 2012.

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There was a Civil War veteran alive in 1966 ?
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mikea12012 posted at 12:21 am on Sun, Feb 19, 2012.

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This is a cute feel good kind of story, how about a story, with pictures, of the house in mesa with the most junk cars in the front yard.
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