Willie Cooper, Sr., swapped Old Betsy for another Buick -- a station wagon. He put curtains in the back windows and fashioned a bed in the back so that Desiree and her brother could sleep more comfortably in the car. In this picture is Desiree's mom Barbara Cooper at a sightseeing stop in the Southwestern desert.
                                            (Courtesy Desiree Cooper)

Drive, Daddy, Drive

Willie Cooper, Sr., swapped Old Betsy for another Buick -- a station wagon. He put curtains in the back windows and fashioned a bed in the back so that Desiree and her brother could sleep more comfortably in the car. In this picture is Desiree's mom Barbara Cooper at a sightseeing stop in the Southwestern desert.

Credit: Courtesy Desiree Cooper