Francia Tarzian ran away from home to join the Navy at age 17 in 1946, instead of following hid dad's choice of careers, as a stone mason, and later he began restoring cars in 1953 when he purchased a 1921center door Model T from a barn in New Jersey that was in the path of interstate highway construction and seized by eminent domain.

https://www.turnerauctionsonline.com/upcoming-auctions/2021/1/17/the-vehicle-collection-of-francis-e-tarzian-sr

https://artdaily.cc/news/131233/The-Tarzian-Vehicle-Collection-goes-up-for-bid-at-Turner-Auctions---Appraisals#.X96MYNhKiUk

Thanks Ed!