By Jolene FarleyHigh school junior Tyler Bush and his date, Sarah Henning, Adrian, arrived at the Hills prom Friday evening in vintage style.Bush borrowed the 1963 Pontiac Catalina that belongs to his uncle, Tom Bush, Hills, for the evening. The green Catalina was purchased new by Tyler’s great-grandfather, Peter Bush, from Schoon Motors in Luverne for less than $3,000. The vehicle now has 80,000 miles on it.Tyler doesn’t remember his great-grandfather but still thought it was exciting to drive the car to pick up his date in Adrian and to prom. "It’s kind of cool it stayed in the family and they passed it down," Tyler said.Tyler said the vehicle has some differences from modern day cars. Reverse is on the opposite end of the gearshift and there are two drives, one for town and one for open highway driving.Bush also commented on the fact that the headlight dimmer switch is on the floor instead of the steering column and the car has only an A.M. radio.The car also doesn’t have air conditioning or seat belts. Peter, Bud Bush’s father and the original owner of the car, was a maintenance man for the city of Hills.Bud inherited the car after his father died. Although Bud’s mother didn’t drive, she kept the vehicle after her husband passed away because she knew if she could find someone to drive it, she could go somewhere.When Bud inherited the car it had only 20,000 miles on it. Tom Bush eventually traded his parents another vehicle for the Catalina.
