Restoring Old Engines in Tennessee
Story Narrative:
What do you do for fun in your town?
"My name is Jimmy Priestley grew up on the farm in West Tennessee. My hobby is restoring the old hit and miss gasoline engines made back in the teens and in the twenties. The first gasoline engines they every made used on the farm is power plant's for generating electricity, running grist mills, pumping water, different uses. I do go to a lot of gas engine and old tractor and steam engine shows throughout the summer and did appreciate the display here in Cowan, the Smithsonian brought and the others."
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