Al Knott and his 1928 Dodge

Jim Sappington, vice president of the Temecula Valley Historical Society, displays the 2021 trophy for Best Stock 1900-1929. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Rebecca Marshall FarnbachSpecial to Valley NewsA heritage car of Temecula will make an appearance in front of its original location on Old Town Front Street during the Temecula Rod Run Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30. In a joint venture between the Temecula Valley Historical Society and the Temecula Valley Museum, the groups bought it and restored it to the condition it was during the time Al Knott owned it.Al Knott, who is of no relation to the Knotts Berry Farm folks, was a blacksmith and horseshoer in Temecula during the transition from farming with horses to the use of mechanized equipment. As times changed during his career from 1
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