The owner of a Franklin car, which was following a Ford over a country road, asked his chauffeur why he did not pass it?  "Oh, it isn't necessary," replied the chauffeur, "I'll wait until it hits a bump and run under it."

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     One man invited another to ride with him in an old Ford.  He got in.  The man cranked up his machine.  It began to jiggle up and down.
     "Does it always go like this?" asked the man who had been invited to ride.
     "No," replied the owner; "only when it is running."

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     First Neighbor:  "I just finished repairing my auto."
     Second Neighbor:  "What do you know about repairing machinery?"
     First Neighbor:  "I don't have to know anything about machinery; this is a Ford."

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The Ford owners don't ring a bell
On the stories that other folks tell;
     For the little Ford jokes
     Keep on pleasing the folks,
While the Ford cars continue to sell.

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