San Antonio family’s story, relic to be displayed at Smithsonian National Museum of American History

A rare 1932 Ford Model B is headed to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The story of the family that owned it is also part of the reason the vehicle tells a deeper story.

Pamela McKinney said it’s bittersweet to watch her dad’s old 1932 Ford Model B in the back of a semi-truck, headed for the National Museum of American History.– Pamela McKinney said it’s bittersweet to watch her dad’s old 1932 Ford Model B in the back of a semi-truck, headed for the National Museum of American History.

Kathleen Franz, curator of Land Transportation and chair of the Division of Work and Industry, said the story in itself is special because there are not many of those vehicles left. “It can tell multiple stories about Delbert McKinney being a Pullman Porter and his wife, Dottie, who is secretary for the union here in San Antonio,” she said.

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