Update: January 4, 2016-NPR Interview audio file available on line
The NPR interview regarding the exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and the book, Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls ran today on WGLT on the campus of Illinois State University. You can listen to the interview and see a slide show from the museum exhibit at this link: http://www.wglt.org click on the tab for Sound Ideas, then ‘recent stories’
The Silver Streak 
This is so cool. What daring adventures by some extremely adventuresome young ladies. Great story. My family was in the Ford business from 1909 with the first Model T until selling out in 2014.
Thanks for the note Doug. It is a wonderful story, and I feel so fortunate to have found the car and to have been able to buy it. Where was your family Ford dealership located?