Flora is planning a celebration of that Ford day this summer, I think maybe in September. There is one of those white Ford cars still in Flora, owned by a local citizen. They had a trial event in 2019 and it was a huge success. We entered my husbands 1948 completely restored Ford pickup and it won one of the trophies.
I remember watching the parade of FORDS as a child. The whole town was a sea of white FORDS. Downtown was filled with small businesses too.