Some people need to be beat.
05-20-2015, 08:06 PM
#23
Pro
Thread Starter
05-20-2015, 09:42 PM
#24
Melting Slicks
There used to be a 1955 Chevy 2 door hardtop sitting in the country beside a garage uncovered with writing painted on the windshield saying "NOT FOR SALE " It sat there for at least 30 years and rotted into the ground. Then one day I went out past there and it was gone. Probably went for scrap.
The hermit owner died one day of old age. His will stated the "fine classic" go to his very close friend. When he went to pick it up,
THEN, it went for scrap!
Steve
05-22-2015, 05:35 PM
#26
Team Owner
I know it's a little "off track", but since this discussion already is.....
I moved into my house 25 years ago. There was a large tract of land due north of the parcel that my street was built on. One of the "old timers" who lived near me, told me that the owner of the large tract used to answer the door with a shotgun in hand, because he was sick of people knocking on his door, wanting to but the land (about a 20-25 acre parcel).
One day I'm reading the obituaries in the newspaper, and I see the name of the owner of the land. He had passed away. About 6 months later, there's a sign in front of the parcel of land, stating "Exclusive Homesites, now taking deposits"......
05-23-2015, 11:46 PM
#29
Safety Car
Its a shame to see how many cars are wasting away with the owner thinking that one day they will restore them. Only to find they are so wasted away that no one can restore them.
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05-24-2015, 09:21 AM
#30
Burning Brakes
I moved into our current neighborhood 16 years ago. A guy told me that there was a one owner 1970 Corvette in a garage nearby, just a couple of streets over.
Well...when I got there, it was actually a 1970 Datsun 240Z. However, it was a one owner, 50K actual mile, A/C, 4spd car. The owner, who was an older gentleman, was proud to show me his car. It wasn't perfect..but very nice and 100% original. I offered him $5,000.00 to buy the car. He told me NO. He said he was going to "get it back on the road".
Fast forward a couple years and I drive by one day and the car has been moved outside, under a carport, covered with a tarp. I stop and the same original owenr tells me he needed the garage space temprarily, so the car was temporarily moved outside.
Fastforward 2 more years.....I drive by and the car is still outside. I stop and chat and notice that the car is starting to deteriorate. PAint is starting to flake and the tires are all flat. I make a new $3,500.00 offer. He said NO...he was going to restore it.
About 5 years go by and the car gets moved out from under the carport to the driveway...but did get a new tarp.
Another couple of years go by and the tarp has rotted off and the car is just exposed to the weather. I stop again and the car has really gone down hill now. Rust bubbles here and there and the paint and trim now look horrible. Still wouldnt sell it..."was going to restore it some day".
I ended up buying it in 2012 for $900.00. I spent a LONG HARD year restoring it. Spent almost $10K on it. Took it by and took the original owner for a drive. He passed away January of this year.
Well...when I got there, it was actually a 1970 Datsun 240Z. However, it was a one owner, 50K actual mile, A/C, 4spd car. The owner, who was an older gentleman, was proud to show me his car. It wasn't perfect..but very nice and 100% original. I offered him $5,000.00 to buy the car. He told me NO. He said he was going to "get it back on the road".
Fast forward a couple years and I drive by one day and the car has been moved outside, under a carport, covered with a tarp. I stop and the same original owenr tells me he needed the garage space temprarily, so the car was temporarily moved outside.
Fastforward 2 more years.....I drive by and the car is still outside. I stop and chat and notice that the car is starting to deteriorate. PAint is starting to flake and the tires are all flat. I make a new $3,500.00 offer. He said NO...he was going to restore it.
About 5 years go by and the car gets moved out from under the carport to the driveway...but did get a new tarp.
Another couple of years go by and the tarp has rotted off and the car is just exposed to the weather. I stop again and the car has really gone down hill now. Rust bubbles here and there and the paint and trim now look horrible. Still wouldnt sell it..."was going to restore it some day".
I ended up buying it in 2012 for $900.00. I spent a LONG HARD year restoring it. Spent almost $10K on it. Took it by and took the original owner for a drive. He passed away January of this year.
Last edited by Vet76te; 05-24-2015 at 09:24 AM.
05-25-2015, 04:53 AM
#31
Pro
If I had a nickel for every guy that I heard saying " I am going to fix it up " and the car rots into the ground for 30 years. There used to be a 1955 Chevy 2 door hardtop sitting in the country beside a garage uncovered with writing painted on the windshield saying "NOT FOR SALE " It sat there for at least 30 years and rotted into the ground. Then one day I went out past there and it was gone. Probably went for scrap.
My apologies for the use of the "F" word.
There was a 1950 single spinner Ford (next to my work),
sat for over 20 years at the side of a Mechanics workshop.
I offered him 5 grand (it was not worth that much)....
"No way, I'm gonna restore it".
He died a few years later and car was sent to scrap by his widow
Another one,
A workmates wife is in possession of a
Ford XA Falcon GT Phase 4 Coupe
(and this one was customized for a Ford dealer) so it's truly a one off
(It looks like Mad Max's Car).
I saw this very car mentioned in a documentary
(made by Ford themselves) and they didn't know the whereabouts of it.
Sadly, this car was left in a driveway covered with a crappy tarp and over the years parts had been stolen....
the Shaker air filter, badges and even the rear spoiler.
I did make numerous offers but she always refused to sell it
.Still makes me wanna cry :'(
Cheers.