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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

‘The Little Jewel’ perseveres through retooling, rebuilding & fine-tuning

The “Little Jewel” sat idly for over 50 years on a Texas farm before it was refurbished by Don Garnett, who bought the car in 2006 after first seeing it when he was 12 back in 1951.

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Don Garnett recalls first seeing “The Little Jewel” back in 1951, when he was 12 and the car was still under construction.

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