There's plenty of history in Hoover

Monday 21st February - 2022

Keep your eyes peeled around the Sutherland Shire's major roadways over the next month in the lead-up to our Sylvanvale Pre-WWII Vintage Car Show on the 20th March, 2022.

You may just spot my 1929 AA Ford truck nick-named 'Hoover'. This past week we've just added the promotional corflute signs to its rear tray side panels.

The 1929 Ford AA Truck of mine that actually worked
on the construction of the Hoover Dam

We will be parking the truck in high-profile locations as a promo for our upcoming Show. Nothing like the sight of the 93-year-old 'Hoover' to grab someone's attention.

'Hoover' was named after the Hoover Dam project which is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. It was referred to as Hoover Dam after President Herbert Hoover in bills passed by Congress during its construction, but was named Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. 

The Hoover Dam name was restored by Congress in 1947.