Grand Pioneer Wilma Rhodefer Johnson and her brother Sam Rhodefer paid respects to their father Bill Rhodefer’s tractor one last time before it was placed at Sequim Museum & Arts’ new exhibit center.

The Rhodefer’s tractor is a 1940 Co-op B-2 row-crop with a Chrysler 6 cylinder engine, one of about 500 tractors manufactured between 1939 and 1941, according to Sequim Museum & Arts Executive Director Judy Reandeau Stipe.

Reandeau Stipe said the tractor was built for power and speed and could reach a speed of 35 miles per hour on the road. It sold for $1,200 at the Clallam Co-op in Sequim, Reandeau Stipe said, “a huge amount for any farmer pre World War II.”

The tractor was used for a variety of purposes on the Rhodefer’s farm and became Sam’s after their father died. The tractor still runs today and Wilma said she remembers her brother driving the tractor and her trying it out on occasion.

Reandeau Stipe said the tractor will be restored and placed at the museum’s new exhibit center, 544 N. Sequim Ave. tentatively set to open March 2019, It tentatively will appear in shows and parades.