A newspaper article details the sale of a 1988 Ford Crown Victoria Wagon named Bertha.
Massey to part Wlt BertEa hY CHARLY MARKWAIIT homomnhn A inn-allies sight nughr soon be absenr lrom lhe Blncfleld College campus. Dr. Wayne Massey, prnressor of English and drreoror oi inrere nauonul programs. is looking ro :clJ his 1938 Ford Crown Victor: Wagon. fondly known it ro lhe BC sommumry as Benha Benha has been around Blneeld College as long as Massey himself, who began (eliclung al rhe college in 1988. Many BC commumry members h mg ihe sliglnly rusied, burgundy wagon around campus. II will he sud when Dr. . cy sells her," said Krlslen Clarke, scmnr eormnunroarrons rumor. She is like a pan of die lomlll" Massey agrees. He says that he eonid nol have asked for a boner eer lo serve ins purposes lhr'oughour die past l9 years. She hns serred rne marvelous ly well" he sold She has been rhe perreol vehicle lhmugh all of lhese yenrs." Baum has been Masseys sec- ond oar sinee 2002. when he boughl a newer oar, named ijdcnc. He says lbai he has held on or Berrhs Io drive in rhe wnnler and m use when he hauls nuiloh So why lel her go her now? "My wife is [Hiring er Lh: end oilhe ym and l Elm gening her a new Fourewhecl drive Toyora RAV Ford," Massey Said. "Im: D{ us jusr dont need lhreo cars she isnt driven much funher lhan Pncclon rhese duys, bur 33th has been around lhe block her fair share of rinses. Massey my: dun she has 180,000 miles W" , gamma ummmd w W, Dr no, Mama new}: at) w kl: beloved cm, Ken/w chm: pm mm on her "Bcilha held to gut me permi slon ro reveal rhor gure," Massey, "Ladies donl like [0 tell dongs llkc rhnr. The mil - have mken a small roll; Benha is in new oi a new inhaler and Mossey has (Mendy xed or few olher minor pwbr Isms. Still, he says dial her engine runs great and he hellevcs rhav she could make someone n good knock around" ear. I wouldu'r drire her ro Califomie. bnl i guess she could mnhe ll," he said. Massey is not so much looking Io sell Ecnha n< give her away His nslong price li lhe hesr offer under $100. and he says Lhiil in): nds rhe nghl person, he Wlll gwe rbe car to lhem. Finding lhol person. rhough, mighl he rhe hsrd pan. I earn illsl lurn her over lo ambody, he sued. I wnnl to give her [0 someone who is older. someone who will clean her. love her and lose her every nighl before she goes lo bed," he sold. rep RERTHA. badqlage ,lm page a an scm all cmiul [0 II}: Blucflcld (allege [abulty ind stdff :o tr). lo nd u gdod home lrn Benlln He myl rhur he will also look for a polemlal hen owner or ins church. It nod when he finds a non- mum l'nl henl Massey lrnons thal he will our lo is goodb}: lo lhe ear hal he .olingb cells llisbab) . -h w c dnoulr. bur you do lhe ihllgs yllu hale lo do, he said Massey reams nonrenr wlrh Ills plnn ro holrl on lo Bernie unhl he is mm: rhe ngnl owner hos come ulong TH nd .i glmll lillme if ha l wll] he happy. ml sad." he sard "But it I deal, l wlll keep hu'
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