Cars, Cars, Cars...We love our cars!

Mel keeps things humming in his workshop. There is a 1939 Ford in the restoration process. Hopefully, it will be finished before retirement. The Mustang was finished in 1999, and provides lots of great sunny weather driving, especially in the sping and fall.

When Mel spotted the 1949 Ford Truck, he knew he had to have it. He restored the Mustang to let Barbara relive her teens, and the Ford truck did the same for him. He drove that model on the roads of Union County when he was a teen.

The latest addition is a Model A Ford Mel found at a yard sale. He put all the pieces in the back of the pickup, and they now sit as "yard art" until the time they get a turn in the shop for restoration.

Mel has also entered the world of racing by sponsoring a car at Dixie Speedway. #63, the MELBARBIE, races on the weekends and gets Mel a place in the pits. It's not NASCAR, but it's a start.