"The Old Ford"

Photo: "Bog River Flow"

Adirondacks

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 Hope-Inspired Stories 

For those who enjoy stories that uplift and encourage... 

We welcome author 

Rich Bullock 

with his latest release 

The Old Ford

...A Christian Historical Memoir 

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• Publisher: ‎ RichWords Press

• June 17, 2025

The Old Ford is a heartfelt tribute to a rugged little truck that has survived fire duty, family misadventures, mechanical overhauls, and the passage of nearly a century—86 of its years in one family.

Manufactured in Long Beach in 1932, the Ford began its service with the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department. By 1939, it had passed into the hands of the Bullock family, purchased in a trade involving a Model A and a saddle horse. What followed was a lifetime of memories—starting with dirt roads, hunting trips, and engine swaps, and ending with a painstaking, multi-year restoration.

Told with warmth, wit, and vivid detail, The Old Ford is more than a restoration story. It’s a personal journey through California’s Central Coast history, a boyhood forged in grease and gasoline, and a tribute to a father’s practical wisdom and mechanical grit. Along the way, readers will meet colorful characters, from hardware store fix-it men to a possum with questionable taste in nesting sites.

Packed with over 40 color photographs, this book is perfect for vintage car lovers, restoration buffs, and anyone who understands the bond between a family and their vehicle. Whether it’s welding a cracked fender or remembering the thrill of fording streams, The Old Ford reminds us that the best stories aren’t always found on the open road—but in the garage out back.

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Author: Rich Bullock

Rich Bullock writes stories of ordinary people put in perilous situations, where lives are changed forever.

He is the author of the Perilous Safety Series, including Perilous Cove, Storm Song, and Desperation Falls, and the Glass and Stone Novels: Shattered Glass and Glass Revenge. Newest is Killing Callie.

His first writing experience was at ten years old on a well-used Remington typewriter, where several keys added extra spaces after striking, and clearing the tangled print arms was a continual chore. The old machine lasted through high school all-nighters.

Fortunate to grow up in small-town San Luis Obispo, California, he developed an eye for settings that remind people of home, and characters you'd like to have next door (except for the killers). He now lives and writes in Redding, California where, on most days, he sees Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta. But his favorite places in the world are Perilous Cove and Storm Lake.

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"Star-Spangled Wreath" ~ by Sarah Lockerby

Red: Courage and Bravery

White: Purity and Hope

Blue: Justice and Vigilance

...and third prize: a copy of Heart of Hope!

Winners will be announced by mid-June. Open to U.S. residents only.

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