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Curtis
Dean
Loftin
(1953 - 20??)

Sam
William
Loftin
(1918 - 1979)

Alonzo
Lester
Loftin
(1876 - 1937)

William Alexander
Loftin
(1851 - 1939)

James
Franklin
Loftin
(1827 - 1864)

Thomas
Loftin
(1798 - 185?)

James
Loftin
(1768 - 1836)

John
Loftin
(1740 - 1793)

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LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
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Kaiser
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Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon

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Babst/Bobst
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Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson

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Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
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Upright
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Cars, Cars, Cars       What is that strange love and fascination we have with cars?  Is it a rite of passage for men, a sign of financial affluence - or just an appreciation for the beauty of the design?     Regardless, everyone seems to always want their photo taken in from of someone's car!       Sam Loftin (center), Glenn Trim (left) and Dewey Connor (right) with a Model-T Ford   The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver) was an automobile produced by Henry Ford from 1908 through 1927. The model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile came into popular usage. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile and the car which "put America on wheels".       I was recently visiting with Red & Peggy Loftin Brotherton.  When I showed him the above photo, he said, "I had a car like that at one time.  I bought it for $20.  I worked on it and got it running - eventually selling it for $600.  I thought I made a pretty good profit, but if I had it today (2007) it would be worth $50,000!"     Sam Loftin with cars from the 1940s (left) and 1950s (right)           (Left) Theodore Roosevelt "Speedo" Loftin (Right) Mike Whitener Loftin with Marie Hoke Loftin (Mrs. Theodore Loftin)           1943 photo of Oscar Loftin with his nieces and nephew, Betty, Peggy & Paul Loftin     (Left) Charlie Roosevelt Loftin with his nephew, William "Billy" Ray Loftin (Right) Charlie's son, Paul Roosevelt Loftin     Edna Jones Loftin (Mrs. Charlie Loftin - left) with Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin       (Below) Ruel & Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman with their son, Ted             (Below) Frances Loftin Cook         (Left) Curtis Dean Loftin in 1954 (Right) Curtis in July 1964     Carolyn & Curtis Loftin, June 1975 after their graduation from Appalachian State University and marriage - with their first car, a Pontiac Grand Prix   The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name has also been applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the mid-size offering.   Curtis Loftin - September 2007 After 25 years of driving family-style cars, Curtis purchased this 1996 Mazda Miata in 2000   The Mazda MX-5, also known as Miata in North America and Roadster in Japan, is a sports car built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan, since 1989. Its introduction was a significant development in the motor car industry that revived the roadster segment of sports cars.      To read the incredible "Miata" story, CLICK HERE:         Hollywood Star Cars       One of my favorite sites in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is the Hollywood Star Cars Museum.  The following photos were taken during one of our family trips in 1998.           "Knight Rider" - K.I.T.T. Pontiac Trans AM Knight Rider, starring David Hasselhof, was a very popular television show of the 1980's about a crime fighter and his high tech computerized car, the Knight Industries Two Thousand or K.I.T.T .       "The Flintstones" - Mobile "The Flintstones" were created by Hanna Barbara.  Broadcast by ABC beginning in 1960, it was the first cartoon series ever scheduled on the networks during prime time. Thirty four years later the live action film version was released by Universal Studios. The movie stars John Goodman as Fred Flintstone and Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble. Elizabeth Perkins and Rosie O'Donnell co star as Wilma and Betty.          "The Beverly Hillbillies" - Jalopy "The Beverly Hillbillies" was a TV series that ran in the US from 1962 - 1971.  The series told the story of a poor family of Ozark Mountain hillbillies who strike it rich when the family patriarch was out hunting and accidentally finds oil on the family property and then move to Beverly Hills, California.  The series starred Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett), Irene Ryan (Granny Daisy Moses), Donna Douglas (Elly May Clampett) and Max Baer Jr. (Jethro Bodine).   A feature film adaptation of the classic TV show in 1993 starred Jim Varney (Jed Clampett), Cloris Leachman (Granny), Erika Eleniak (Elly May) and Diedrich Bader (Jethro/Jethrine).       "The Dukes of Hazzard" - General Lee 1969 Dodge Charger The General Lee made its debut in 1979 on the television show "The Dukes of Hazzard", starring Tom Wopat and John Schneider as the Duke Brothers.  The show is the story about a family of reformed moon shiners who spent more time running from the sheriff than racing their car, the General Lee, on the track.         "The Munsters" - Dragula "The Musters" was a US TV series that ran from 1964 - 1966 about a family of friendly monsters that have weekly misadventures never quite realizing why people react to them so strangely.  The series starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster (a Frankenstein-type monster), Al Lewis as Grandpa, Yvonne DeCarlo as Lilly Munster (Dracula-type vampires), Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster (a Wolfman-type boy) and Pat Priest & Beverly Owen as Marily Munster (the attractive Munster niece).  The series spawned several movies, including "Munster Go Home" in 1966 and "Munster's Revenge" in 1981.  The family had several cars used throughout the series and movies - including the dragster nicknamed "Dragula".       "My Mother the Car" "My Mother the Car" was a TV series that ran in the US for one season, 1965 - 1966.  The story was about Dave Crabtree whose mother, Gladys Crabtree, dies and "comes back" as a car.  The series starred Jerry Van Dyke (as Dave Crabtree), Maggie Pierce (as Barbara Crabtree) and Ann Southern (as the voice of Gladys Crabtree - the car).       "Doc Hollywood" 1956 Porsche Speedster "Doc Hollywood", starring Michael J Fox as an aspiring plastic surgeon on his way to Beverly Hills, has a story that revolves around this car.  While on his way to the big-time in California, Fox crashes his car in rural South Carolina.  In the accident, the fence of the local Judge is destroyed.  As punishment, Fox is sentenced to be the local doctor until the car is repaired.       "Jurassic Park" "Jurassic Park" was the first in a series of dinosaur movies - with the first one priemiering in 1993.  The story is about a theme park that suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.  The first movie starred Sam Neill, Laura ADern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough.       "Dick Tracy" The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob in this 1990 movie starring Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy and Madonna as Breathless Mahoney.         If you have additional photos of the Loftins with classic cars, please contact me.