Perquimans People
Take it from a man who knows
Nothing rides like a fine auto
Some people are jot piam
?Mk as, la fact, that every
tiam a last year's unw of
k the mm model is sM(htty
? ?liftl they kaic la lavt a
Hat meaai tvery year.
Willis Jessap, CS. thinks
evea more af a good ear than
that Be kaows what makes
them tick, aad it las yoaager
days, he would drive a c^r as
fast as It would carry hi*.
Bat Jessap doesn't give a
hoot far a aew oae. He knows
there's aa pouM in getting rid
of a fine car, aad the cars he
owas are the world's finest
The garage by his Market
Street home holds five
heaaUM RoUs-Royce Bea
tleys, aad Jessap is a member
of the exdasive Rollys-Royce
Owners Association, a club
which requires a sponsor and
a two year waiting period.
Jessap started collecting the
cars in 1*7, aad siace that
tiaie has competed suc
cessfully in numerous shoos
aad rallies.
'Tve never been beaten
with the oae I just pat in the
garage," said Jessup That
oae happened to be a silver
and black 1SX Bentley sports
model.
The car is the pride of his
collection, and will ctimb a hill
just plain fast Jessop tolls the
story of a 1975 road rally in
B?ck Hill Falls, Penn.
He was to carry a party
furnished by the sponsoring
club to time his ran op the
mountain. The poor girl who
got the assignment was to
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ictciff cue ratal kt ore.
"She was so scared that
when she got to the top of the
mountain she forgot to stop
her watch." Jessnpsaid. "She
conldn't talk for five
nuNtes."
Despite the fact that no time
he was awarded second place
at the awards baaquet that
Another of Mop's cars is a
Bcatley S-3 Lng Wheel Based
Radford Conversion. "The
only oae tike it hi the coun
Tbe leather rear seats fold
dowa to stake a double bed.
Tea tables are built into the
back of the front seats, both of
them m buried Walnut, with
identical patterns in each
piece.
la fact, an of the wood in the
ear is buried walnut, and each
piece Matches its
corresponding piece.
"It's hand picked from the
Isle of Cypress, out of the
stump of the walnut tree."
said Jessup. "They don't
shortcut these cars," he said.
The back seat bed is a
special option that must be
installed by a company ap
proved by Rolls-Royce.
Jessup has another car, a
Rolls James Young Con
vertible, in the early stages of
restoration. It's a 1937 model,
and parts are hard to come by.
"If I live long enough, I hope
to go to ride in it," he said.
Aside from the almost
priceless value of Jessup's
collection, the most im
pressive thing about it is that
he has done most of the
restoration work on the cars
himself, and he also handles
his own mechanical work.
'Tve had every piece of this
one out" be said, pointing to
the handsome silver Radford
GoaversioQ. "I get 'em all not
in the shape you see 'em, but
more like the one in the
middle," he said, motioning
towards the convertible.
Fit and finish are a pair of
words often used in comparing
American cars with the
foreign competition.
In fit and finish, though,
nothing compares to a Rolls
Royce. "The English take
pride in doing it better than
anybody else," said Jessup.
And that kind of craft
smanship commands respect
in its native country. Jessup
said that on one occassion, he
found out just how much clout
the Rolls carries.
"My wife and I were in a cab
in England and the cabbie
pulled to the side of the road. 'I
don't care to stop here,' I told
him. 'Oh, no. I'm paying my
respect to the Rolls," the cab
driver responded.
Though he's been collecting
only 13 years, Jessup's love
for the automobile goes back a
long way.
His father, a farmer and
cotton gin operator just as his
son was to become, believed in
hard work, and imparted that
belief onto Jessup.
"I got my first auto when I
was 11 or 12 years old and
found a discarded Model T
Ford," said Jessup. There was
a junk yard at what is known
as Peter's Hill where the local
Ford dealer, W.M. Divers
discarded old cars and parts.
"I used to scratch through
the junk yard after school and
pick up various pieces. I'd
take them home and work on it
when I got time. I got that
Model T running and drove
it," Jessup said.
His next auto was another
junker that he rebuilt, this
time a 1927 Hudson. "I have
great admiration for a Hudson
automobile from my early
days. I still drive a later model
Hudson which is no more than
an AMC," he said.
"It's the best automobile in
America today. I keep one of
these as a working vehicle,"
he said.
Jessup's latest acquisition is
another Hudson, a beautiful
two-tone 1929 model with hand
pinstripping ? a virtual lost
art.
"I bought it in Ohio and
started home. I got to Port
Royal, Va. and maybe I had
my foot a little to deep in the
carburetor and broke a timing
chain," he said. "But I went
across the mountains with it
and it ran like a dream."
The sport model, Jessup's
favorite, also meant a lot to its
prior owner. Jessup bought it
from the 23 year old son of a
prominent Norfolk dentist.
The young man had dropped
out of denistry school and
became something of a
playboy, when his dad decided
to put a stop to it all.
He gave his son a choice.
"Sell all your wheels and
bring me the money and I'll
use it to put you through
dental school." The alter
native was to never see
another penny of his father's
money.
The car was in a shambles,
but as Jessup took it away
there were tears streaming
down the young man's face.
Now the son has become a
successful dentist, and he and
his wife have come to Hertford
to visit the Jessups, and the
car. The young dentist took
great pleasure in tooling
around in the Bentley, Jessup
recalled.
"He calls my wife faithfully
every year to ask about me,"
said Jessup. "He wants that
car when I expire."
Jessup knows what it means
to love a car. The young man
will get first shot at it. But not
before he expires, which looks
to be a few miles down the
road yet.
Insulating safety
The iwanaos of the seed
to ( WW w energy has made
?early ewiyuwe whhws of
the value of insulating the
la many eases, it has
t a "do-it-yourselF* joh.
?staDers should be
aware of certain safety
Protect yourself as well as
the house by installing the
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University agricultural ex
For winple, when you're
in the attic, provide
what you're doing. Abo lay
the joists to for* a safe walk
way ai
Watch out for i
that sight be pokfcg through
Always wear gloves and a
nhen han
You win
probably want to
ton. to avoid skin
that souse ?f the
QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE
PARTS AND SERVICE
BUT
GOODYEAR
QUALITY AND
I SAVE!
insulating materials can
cause.
Most batt and blanket in
sulation has a vapor barrier
attached. Keep in mind that
vapor barriers should always
be placed next to the living
area. If you are adding new
insulation over old and the
new has a foil or paper vapor
barrier .slash the foil or paper
at frequent intervals. This
helps prevent moisture from
being locked in.
Place ceiling insulation over
the top of the outside walls.
Use a baffle to insure air
space between the insulation
and the underside of the roof
Install floor insulation with
the vapor barrier next to the
floor. Floor insulation may be
supported by wire supporters
called "tiger teeth."
Keep combustible insulation
materials away from chim
neys. Never place any type of
insulation within three inches
of a recessed lighting fixture.
Teenage years revisited
A 1929 Hudson is the most
recent addition to the Jessup
collection. The car is similar
to one Jessup drove during his
teenage years.
Note of Appreciation
I would like to thank the
residents of Perquimans
County for their vote of
continued support.
Joe Noweff
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Sport model and sport
Willis Jessup checks under the
hood of his black on silver
sport model Rolls-Royce
Bentley. The Bentley is the
pride of his collection, and
that's somethiug worth
boasting about.
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