I met up with John Smith at a local car show in Kingston back in October. John, whose hometown is High f\Falls, was there with his 1929 Ford Roadster replica that he built himself. John said that took approximately 11 ½ months to complete.

John’s Roadster sports a 383 Stroker engine with 525 horsepower. It has a 350 Turbo Automatic Transmission. The color of the car is Molten Orange Pearl. He has had the car since 2016. It has 13,000 miles on it since built. John’s nickname for his Roadster is “Scary Fast” because on the second day after it was built, he opened it up, acceleration wise and lifted the front wheels off the ground, also known as popping a wheelie.

I asked John what his best moment with his car was to date, he advised the first time he was able to drive it after being built. He said he loves to drive his Roadster to the sounds of 50’s & 60’s Rock and Roll music. John enjoys supporting local car shows and being with friends talking about cars. He said his best buddy to cruise with is George Nielson.

What was happening in 1929:
1929 marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression (1929–1939), Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on February 14th, The first Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, were presented, The Broadway Melody a musical was the most popular movie of the year, Emil Jannings was the first winner for Best Actor in the Academy Awards for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh, Charlie Chaplin was at the top of his movie career.