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    FOREVER FORD

    Mar 11, 2022 3 minutes
    By Fred Hendricks

    With a goal of maintaining one of the largest private collections of Ford classics in the U.S., Tom Ruple is on a mission to preserve his father’s legacy. The extensive collection was started in 1963 by his father, William Ruple, then owner of a Ford dealership in Bedford, Ohio.

    Determined to enhance the collection, Tom has expanded the display while continuing the example set by his father. The collection started with automobiles. Soon, more than 100 cars were housed in a 20,000-square-foot display building.

    Today, trucks are interspersed among the

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