Jim Steele is a successful, active, affable and very connected guy. He’s involved in many clubs and organizations in the small town of Fayette, Mo., used to own and run the two local newspapers, and has been plenty active in the old car hobby over the years.
He probably didn’t need any more friends and acquaintances in his life, but he acquired more than a couple a few years back when he decided to adopt a sweet 1941 Packard convertible.
Now he’s pretty much “on call” for any parade or big social event that happens in his corner of the world. After owning the car for more than seven years, Steele figures that pretty much every one of Fayette’s 2,700-plus residents know his Packard, and most of them know the guy behind the wheel.
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