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Trackers: Two of best of Knifley National Cars 2008-08-13 - Robinson Ridge Road, Knifley, KY - Photo By. THOUGH THE TRACKER ON THE LEFT is shinier and new, one would be hard pressed to call it the best of the cult car in Knifley, but it is a good vehicle, with provenance. It's owned by Wendell Rainwater and is a 1993 model. The Tracker on the right is owned by D.J. Tucker. With those tires, he says, "It will go straight up a phone pole," The farm tractors are just part of qualifies it carry the badge "Tuckerized," The 1991 model also has the distinctive front end treatment. Rainwater makes no brags about climbing telephone poles or anything else he can't back up at the Crossroads Store, can't prove to Arnold Patterson. He does have a hole in the front fender the size of a AK-47 bore, but he doesn't mislead about that, either. That hole was made by a collision with a stag, he says, which just extricated the antler, and bounded off. There's a big reason why the vehicles are so popular in Knifley: "It's the perfect car," Rainwater said. "Look at the doors," he said, "they wide enough for me to get in and out off. They are perfect height and length, and they will go anywhere." Rainwater said there are at least 25 of the vehicles in the Knifley Community. "I have two," he said,"one to drive and one for parts. Most people do." And he's not talking about 25 including the dudified SUV's which followed the First Generation Trackers. The car is a widely favored all over Adair County, but hasn't reached official National Car status anywhere but Knifley. "We can't seem to get enough of them," Rainwater said. "Most of us don't like to be seen in anything else. A Today, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Today's Picture Album photo Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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