B J Pollard 1:1 car collector and man responsible for the saving of many brass era and pre ww 11 automobiles

[my66s55]

I knew of B J Pollard and his collection in the early to mid 1950's. The closest I ever got to the man was when I delivered his morning Detroit Free Press and placed it inside his storm door. He Paid the paper directly, so I never had the honor of meeting him. He would drive an old fire truck around the small village we lived in located in the northwest burbs of Detroit. I do remember that his daughter lived on the south east corner of the block behind me and. one day, while riding my bike, there was a a beautiful Duesenberg Towncar parked on the side of her house. The references have listed below contain much info on this collection and who he was. If you open them, read them through to the end as they contain pictures of how he stored the cars and his spat with Henry Ford.   

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/need-to-learn-about-barney-pollards-collection.213230/

http://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=56967

http://forums.aaca.org/topic/138593-barney-pollards-collection/?page=3

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/worlds-champion-old-car-collector/