Show UNI NOME MAGAZINE Harris and first car — u lord roadster lie put miles on this car in davs when com! roads were hard O M nod find The famous Meta 4500 miles) Mr Harris had to let !( tool off a hit while (limbing the Canyon Creek Divide in Idaho Back of him are more than (r i I - " OiJ ' & of accident-fre- e YOUNG man’s first car was a Ford It had a hiiiy brass radiatoi headlights weie lamps affixed at side of the body near the wind shield and the spare tire on the running hoard at the drivers side had a sporty air He drove that car some 14000 miles beginning in 1914 to begin a record for safe driving that likely is unparalleled in the intermountain area Now 78 years old and still as spry and full of adventures in motoring as he was back in those early days O V Harris 1002 5th East has more than half a million miles of accident-fredriving behind him In cars and trucks Mr Harris has driven in 37 states Canada and Mexico and during the course of his career has held driver licenses in Utah Idaho Kansas Colorado and Cali- THE e fornia Pictured at the right are some of the early cars Mr Harris has driven and the mileage he has driven each one He has only one black mark to his record— speeding ticket “won” in Colorado in 1932 He recalls the incident plainly even now December 26 1954 Dodge roadster (73000 miles) on a fishing trip in Idaho about 1918 Man in the center Is the late Ilarry slupler A “s driving Federal Land Rank examiner had spoil some six months woiking in Coloiado and was heading batk to Wichita along High-wa40 he related “1 was driving through a small community— pietty slow I thought —when a man at the side of the road flagged me down was driving too fast ” and told me You can t go more than 25 miles an hour a 1 Cranking up a “California top” Dodge (52000 miles) after bad road trouble Note the white duster on man at r ght y 1 here” he said 'How faM ' was going9’ Mr Harris asked ' was the reply “And it II cost 1 At least 26 you $10 Well insisted he give me a ticket and cite me in court and 1 went but there was could do about it — paid up Mr nothing Harris said How about So much for moving violations Mr was tickets9” Harris asked parking 1 1 1 ' W’ell in all the years I’ve lived in Salt can recall only three Seems to me the last one I paid was when they only charged 50 cents ” Mr Harris said How about it drivers — can anyone else Lake I match this record9 Driving this 1927 Packard (83000 miles) from factory Harris family stopped at Pike's Peak He got the ticket in this car H 13 |