STEVE BOWMAN stands on the wonderfully wide running boards of his fathers 1914 Chalmers. Mrs. Clinton Bowman finds getting in and out easy even with added skirts and underskirts of her motoring costume. Husband, Clinton, agrees access is more to his liking than present day cars. Click on the picture to see the full size photo.

When Bowman bought the car in 1956 from B. B. Briggs, Creston, it had been stored away for 32 years. The years in storage had saved a lot of road wear and tear, so reconditioning wasn't quite the job it might have been.

It has the original upholstery and would still have the same top, too, if the original one hadn't been torn in a drive up to Des Moines.

Bowman had to buy some new tires, work on the engine and he repainted the Chalmers light blue and black. But, he says, he hasn't had to do any more than general maintenance since.

It takes 18 volts of storage battery to wind it up. Once it's running, it will cruise down the highway "real easy" at 45 mph and can reach speeds up to 60 mph.

Reason that such a heavy old car can reach these speeds is that it has a six cylinder T. head engine which will deliver 55 horsepower.

Bowman recently bought a it spare engine" in case he ever needs parts for his auto. "None- of the parts are manufactured," he said, "and old engines are the only source."

Bowman said that he, his wife and son Steve like to take the car out on Sunday drives. "It rides real fine," he said.

Bowman, an Iowa Southern Utilities lineman who lives at __5 H___e, also owns a 1921 Dodge touring car and a Model A Ford.

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