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So my buddies and I picked up a 'new' car yesterday...
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Sluggo
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"Starfury" said:
That has been taken care of grasshopper. I also upped it to a massive 6 attachments per post
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daveSanborn
Active Member
The Challenger looks like a nice solid car. Great find!
A couple years ago...... heck, more like 4 years ago, my younger brother called it quits on a 20 year marriage. It had been a long time coming and I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Being the "older brother", he leaned on me to help him get his new life on track. Besides helping him move 20 years worth of crap from his house, it seemed he was calling me everyday for something or another. One of the things I helped him with was unloading a 1970 Challenger R/T 440 car. I was with him back in the mid-90's when he bought/stole the car for $2200. Aside from driving it home and parking it, he never again drove the car. Over the years it got stripped, dipped, some minor body work done, primed, jammed and the re-assembly had started to take place. The doors, hood and fenders had been painted, but the body had only been jammed, this struck me as odd, but whatever. It was a roller with the drivetrain reinstalled when he asked me to help him sell it. It took off like a rocket on Ebay. Factory 4 speed car with a pistol grip shifter. With the auction sitting at $12k on day 3, my brother got a call from a buyer in Massachusetts who offered $16k cash. I told my brother to wait it out, but he panic'ed and pulled the plug on the auction. The Mass buyer showed up as promised, saw right through the situation.... the car was still being stored at my brothers ex's house.... and he ended up driving home with the car and a truck load of bolt-ons for $11k.
This is one of those things that my brother and I NEVER talk about.
He still has his HS car in a storage unit here in town. 1973 Plymouth 'Cuda with a wicked 340 bought from a local racer. It went through a mild restoration back in the mid 80's, ended up sitting outside and developing some rust issues before it went into storage approx. 15 years ago. He says he'll "never" sell it and bugs me at every get together to pull it out of storage and restore it for him. That ain't happening in this lifetime.
A couple years ago...... heck, more like 4 years ago, my younger brother called it quits on a 20 year marriage. It had been a long time coming and I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Being the "older brother", he leaned on me to help him get his new life on track. Besides helping him move 20 years worth of crap from his house, it seemed he was calling me everyday for something or another. One of the things I helped him with was unloading a 1970 Challenger R/T 440 car. I was with him back in the mid-90's when he bought/stole the car for $2200. Aside from driving it home and parking it, he never again drove the car. Over the years it got stripped, dipped, some minor body work done, primed, jammed and the re-assembly had started to take place. The doors, hood and fenders had been painted, but the body had only been jammed, this struck me as odd, but whatever. It was a roller with the drivetrain reinstalled when he asked me to help him sell it. It took off like a rocket on Ebay. Factory 4 speed car with a pistol grip shifter. With the auction sitting at $12k on day 3, my brother got a call from a buyer in Massachusetts who offered $16k cash. I told my brother to wait it out, but he panic'ed and pulled the plug on the auction. The Mass buyer showed up as promised, saw right through the situation.... the car was still being stored at my brothers ex's house.... and he ended up driving home with the car and a truck load of bolt-ons for $11k.
This is one of those things that my brother and I NEVER talk about.
He still has his HS car in a storage unit here in town. 1973 Plymouth 'Cuda with a wicked 340 bought from a local racer. It went through a mild restoration back in the mid 80's, ended up sitting outside and developing some rust issues before it went into storage approx. 15 years ago. He says he'll "never" sell it and bugs me at every get together to pull it out of storage and restore it for him. That ain't happening in this lifetime.
daveSanborn
Active Member
Like I said, it's something that we don't ever talk about. He knows he screwed up and should have listened to me to keep the auction going.
joesgt281
Member
"daveSanborn" said:
yeah no chit!
pnandy
Member
My uncle has an old porsche speedster that if restored would bring big money hes had it for 20 years wont sell it either ask him al the time he also has and old bel air 2 door same situation except i dont want it