Earl Laycock talks about running the Laycock Motor Company with his brother Austin Laycock in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He speaks about the role the Post Office played in financing car buyers when local banks closed during the Depression, and about giving driving lessons to new car owners. He describes working as a mechanic for Consolidated Steel in Long Beach during World War II, after rationing made the sale of new cars difficult. He discusses his return to Grand Junction, where he worked again for Laycock Motor Company, a job he held until he was 75 years old. He details the success of Laycock Motor Company and his personal successes. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
