Oddball Owners and Relic Cars; was Re: IML: Whoops!!!! from Kevin Ford
From: Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:45:22 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Kevin,
Don't feel bad -- you are not the only person who runs
across people who just won't let go of cars they are
not using. I can't even count the number of times
I've inquired about Imperials, only to be told that
the car is not for sale. One gentleman politely
informed me that he was "restoring" an Imperial that
was in his back yard rusting under some rotted tarps.
No matter what I said, his response was, "I'm
restoring it." The car had obviously been there a
LONG time. Of course, he also had a '20-something
Ford under a shed that was sitting on the axles, which
he was also "restoring."
I guess some people have a strange definition of
"restoring."
I've seen many similar situations over the years. One
friend of mine owns more cars than he could even
count, yet he almost never sells one. And when he
does, he wants what the car was worth when he parked
it in good condition ten years ago, not what it's
worth now after ten years of exposure to the elements.
People can be pretty frustrating sometimes. :o) So
can Imperials, but Imperials are MUCH easier to fix
than most people.
Happy Motoring!
Elijah
1965 Imperial LeBaron
1970 Imperial LeBaron
(3) 1971 Imperial LeBarons
--- Kevin Ford <dabaron1973@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
who is intrested.....I had found a 1973 LeBaron 4 door
Black in excellent condition with less than 20,000
miles on it.....get this...setting on an abondon
showroom floor.....it has set for so long that the
tries have gone flat a a huge oil circle is on the
orange carpet under the car.....its so crazy...but the
owner will NOT sell it. said he had it out for a drive
just the other day!!!!!!! I ask around and it has been
setting there for 8 years!!!!!! Its
repulsive that someone does not even care enough about
this car to sell it to someone who would
appreciate it and DRIVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is what
it was ment for not to let it set around and
rot!!!!!!!!! Sorry kids...im just kinda ticked about
this one...I get this all the time from poeple
who have cars..and....let them rot down....and
never sell them. Well any way sorry for the
rant...well all u Imperalist.....happy
driving....now I'm gonna go bac
k to my suckey 92 Camaro.....</P>
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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
> From: "Kevin Ford" <dabaron1973@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: IML: Kevin Ford's Imperial search has
> ended
> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:27:16 -0500
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<P>Hey Pete:</P>
<P>Heres my lates grewsome detail......its not for
sale..the owner told me he drove it just the
other day..I said really with 4 flat tire... he did
not want to discuss it much more and said that it was
not for sale. I am really pissed about this one...why
do people just let awsome cars just rot away??? I
tried to buy a 1947 DeSoto in High School....Oh I cant
sell.....my dad said the car had been setting in
one spot sine the mid-60's!!!!! It the same old
story I guess......well this was fun for a while but
now I got to hunt a car down.....</P>
<P>Kevin Ford <VZE2DP8C@xxxxxxxxxxx></P></DIV>
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