Car Building in the Shenandoah Valley: The John Davis Way

Creator: Massie, Brian

: Davis, John

: Davis, Catherine

In this project, Brian Massie spoke with John and Catherine Davis about their automotive repair business, Classic Motorsports. Mr. Davis spoke of what got him into car building, some of the cars he has worked on, his attitudes on life and how they relate to his methods of running a business. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.