Focused on Mississippi: Model T school bus is running

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – WJTV 12 Information has been following the restoration of a Mannequin T college bus, and we received the chance to take a experience in it this week.

Kirk Hill, of Mendenhall, is a Mannequin T skilled and was the primary particular person to name when Britt McAlpin discovered the varsity bus his grandmother had ridden to highschool greater than 80 years in the past.

The primary time WJTV 12 Information noticed the bus was effectively over a 12 months in the past.

Hill took a take a look at it and stated he thought he might get it going once more. McAlpin remembers being there that first day Hill noticed it. 

After just a few days, they did get it operating on the market within the woods. Then they hauled it out and took their time rebuilding it. This previous week, Miss Ethel Might, that’s what they name the bus, drove down our driveway right here at WJTV 12 Information to offer us a experience. For us, it was an journey. For Hill, displaying it off is a part of his love affair with Mannequin T’s.

“I fell in love with the previous bus. I actually did. I imply it’s been… I’ve executed lots of initiatives in my lifetime with Mannequin T’s and A’s, and I believe this tops all of them,” stated Hill.

Miss Ethel Might’s high velocity is 17 miles per hour.

“You’ll be able to solely have an unique automotive as soon as. As a result of when you paint it or when you do stuff to it, it’s not unique. So, that is an unique automobile. It’s actually a neat automobile. We’re not fairly by means of with it. We’ve received just a few little issues to do,” stated Hill.