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That is true, Paul, but whatever that flattened thing in your picture was, it certainly did not have the truss bridge-like roof structure of the M-M or the Bayliff. On the '64 M-M that Ron is buying from me, I like to point out to visitors the difference between the GM steel up front and the M-M iron aft of the windshield. Knuckle rapping on the former yields a sort of ting sound, while the same procedure on the M-M portion results in a dull thud noise, same as you would get from the metal on a '34 Packard. BIG difference.
 
I have faith in the steel roofs also. A few people here are sure to remember this. At a event in 2004? a big storm came up while touring a funeral home in Mason City, IA a very large branch hit the back of my 85 Superior FWD and the only damage was a badly torn vinyl top and dented rear door. It was only a about a 16 of an inch from going through the back window. A new top, and some rear door reconstruction, some fender crack repair where the force cracked the joining of the roof to the fenders and a repaint and all is like new. If you look very close the only evidence of this that remains today is a small ding in the stainless trim by the window that was unable to be removed.
 
Good story, John, esp. the happy ending. Is the little electric railroad still active in Mason City? Many years ago it was the Mason City and Clear Lake. I think "Iowa Traction" or similar is the last monicker I recall being used there. Last I heard they were still using a pair of ancient steeple-cab motors under the trolley wire. Thanks for any info. Oh, one other thing. When that storm came up, did someone start singing "We got trouble, right here in River City....."?
 
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