In "The Whole Truth" he is "Honest Luther Grimbley", a city alderman ready to buy one of used car dealer's Jack Carson's less-than-adequate pieces of merchandise, intending to show his constituents that he is living up to his name by driving such an unprepossessing vehicle. His plans, however, immediately change when Carson, forced by the vehicle to tell the truth, confesses that the haunted Model A will have the veracity-enforcing effect on each of its subsequent owners.
In "The Whole Truth" he is depicted as "Honest Luther Grimbley", a city alderman aiming to purchase one of used car dealer Jack Carson's mediocre vehicles, with the goal of demonstrating his commitment to his name by driving such an unimpressive vehicle. Nevertheless, his plans are upended when Carson, forced to reveal the truth due to the haunted Model A, admits that the vehicle will have a lasting effect on each subsequent owner's honesty.