Bride searches for late father’s bright green Ford ahead of October wedding
By Mike Moses
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MADBURY, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A New Hampshire bride is on a heartfelt mission to include her late father in her wedding day by finding his 1937 Ford.
Chelsea Hermann says the car was her father’s final passion project and was last seen more than 20 years ago at his funeral.
“I don’t have my dad. But you know, what happens with the future, specifically at a wedding — all the traditions, the daddy-daughter dance — that became a question right away and something I dreaded for the longest time,” she said.
According to Hermann, the car is bright green with a silver stripe down the side.
With her wedding approaching in October, locating the vehicle would be a meaningful way to feel her father’s presence on her big day.
“I just want to touch it… the last time we saw it was when we had a parade at my dad’s funeral,” Hermann said.
Local mechanics and members of the classic car community are helping with the search, hoping the car is somewhere in New England.
“We think it’s still local,” said Bobby Garland Jr. of Garland’s Garage in Madbury. “Hopefully, we can track it down — if we ask the right questions, we can find out.”
Bobby Garland Sr., who knew Hermann’s father, recalls memories with him in the car.
“We’d go cruisin’ and he’d go with us. That would really be some fun. I’d love to see it happen — I can only imagine how she feels,” he said.
Hermann acknowledges there are no guarantees the car will be found, but if it is, she believes it would be a special sign from her father.
“I think that if it does happen, it’s, you know, a sign from dad,” she said.
Even if the car is never recovered, Hermann says the search and the memories tied to it have already been significant, bringing her closer to her father.
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