Calvin and the Red Neck Wagon

<p>In <em>Calvin and the Red Neck Wagon</em> young Calvin asks Dad for a wagon but Dad suggests rather than buy one they drive to rural Virginia to visit Auntie Carol and Uncle Loren to build a wagon from used car and truck parts where Uncle Loren has stored many old cars up on blocks under blue tarps.</p><p> </p><p>Together Uncle Loren Dad and Calvin search for used parts and build a 6-foot wagon complete with truck steering wheels for tires a truck toolbox for a wagon bed dual mirrors and a red fuel filler neck from an ancient VW Beetle. They even found a Hurst shifter knob to accent the wagon handle. For authenticity an actual photo of the completed wagon appears in the back of the book. </p>