Three in One Car Author:Alice Sankey Gary, Biff, and Carl stood back and admired the new paint job. There stood the Punkin' in all its glory, the best car a boy could ask for. — "It's wild!" the boys had said when Gary got the Punkin', but his mother had just said, "The brakes aren't too good." Who was right? The boys were sure they were. — Most people think they know what makes a... more » car run, but the answer isn't as smiple as it looks. Gary found the Punkin' took every spare moment of his time and every nickel of his paycheck and allowance. And the Punkin' led to all sorts of complications in his life.
Quite literally the Punkin' became a three-in-one car, and for a time Gary had more old heaps than he knew what to do with.
The final crisis came when Gary had to face up to the full responsibilities of ownership. He wanted desperately to keep the Punkin', but selling his masterpiece seemed the only road open--until ingenuity suddenly gave Gary the answer to his dilemma.
Plenty of humor, an easy style, and a subject that's endlessly fascinating--here's a book for boys of many ages.« less