... Ball had the Consul restored and painted Elma and Vics names on the dashboard. When he heard Gamble was turning 100, he had a grille plaque made to celebrate featuring a photo of the couple aside the car and then drove it 200 miles to visit him at his rest home in Tywyn.
Vic was very surprised when he see the car and his face was gleaming when I took him for a drive around the town and along the seafront," Ball told SWNS.
"It was a very pleasant surprise. I never dreamt I'd see it again. It was a wonderful old car," Vic said.
A typical 1960 Ford Consul isnt a particularly valuable classic, but this one is priceless.
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Being a lover of cars, especially those made during the sixties, I saw this and it gave me some hope for Humanity. That is just the kindest thing I have seen in a long time, and it deserved to be shared.
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2 posted on
07/26/2019 6:14:16 PM PDT by
Flick Lives
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How nice. Good that there are still some kind, compassionate people around.
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07/26/2019 6:28:04 PM PDT by
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Please dont post beyond the excerpt limit.
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07/26/2019 7:15:11 PM PDT by
ConservativeMind
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Great story! Nice to see the elderly man enjoying another ride.
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07/26/2019 8:16:18 PM PDT by
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07/27/2019 12:19:49 AM PDT by
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07/27/2019 5:39:42 AM PDT by
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