Car Expert Winslow Bent and the Restoration of the Last HarveyCar

Join us for a once-ever opportunity to hear car expert Winslow Bent describe the process and care it took to restore a 1929 Cadillac 341-B; the car is the last remaining Harvey Car and on special loan from the Grand Canyon.

Winslow Bent is founder of Legacy Classic Trucks and has appeared on several shows and documentaries, including Jay Leno’s garage.

What: Winslow Bent and the Restoration of the Last Harvey Car

Who: New Mexico History Museum

When: Sunday, November 9, 1-2pm

Where: New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501

The Fred Harvey Company’s Indian Detours revolutionized tourism in the Southwest and was based at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. Guests were driven around the dirt roads of New Mexico and the southwest in Packards and Cadiallacs. This particular vehicle was driven by Mr. Jack Stacy and his courier guide (& eventual wife) Lucille. The couple purchased the vehicle following their time with the Harvey Company and it stayed in Santa

Fe for many years before it was sold to Xanterra and moved to the Grand Canyon where it has outlasted all the other Harvey Cars.

On the cusp of the centenary of both Route 66 and the Harvey Company’s Indian Detours, the car has been lovingly and painstakingly restored to its 1929 beauty. The car will be in New Mexico and on display at the History Museum for just a brief time. Come and hear its story from the expert who revived and saved a unique piece of history.

Image: Courtesy of the NMHM Photo Arhives