Collector's Spotlight: "Terry Cole"

Terry Cole was raised in the back seat and under the hood of the brass era auto. He gained a vast education in American automotive history while traveling across the country. He has been in the car hobby for years, and has seen many collections come and go. The early pre-war cars are his passion, but a used car lot and Fords determined his love for any automobile. Today, Terry and his best friend manage Chief Noonday Car Park, where they house, store, and care for car enthusiasts' autos. He affectionately refers to it as a “day care” facility for husbands.

Terry still loves the thrill of the chase, as he likes to call it, and one car he would love to find is a Grand Rapids-built Austin from the Austin Automobile Company. It's a big horsepower auto with an impressive company history. He’d also love a Model 48 Pierce-Arrow. He thinks the T-head engine, along with the middle gear drive distributor, is the best and prettiest engine out there. Everyone asks him what car he would never sell.  His faith-based response is always the same…." worship the Lord, not the Ford". So, all his cars are for sale if he feels the new caretakers will have the same passion.  

Terry's Current Collection

1910 Reo touring 

1913 Overland roadster 

1912 Buick gentleman roadster 

1910 Cole Racer 50hp 

1910 Chalmers Detroit touring 45hp

1912 Sampson  touring  45hp

1913 Cole Toy tonneau 45hp

1917 Packard Limousine 

1917 Cole Limousine California body 

1915 Ford Model T touring 

1915 Ford Model T roadster

1916 Reo Touring/pickup convert 6cly 

1924 Ford model T coupe

1927 Ford Model T roadster  

1930 Model A roadster

1930 Model A roadster unrestored 

1934 Australian ford pickup

1974 Ford Lincoln continental 

1964 amphicar