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Yup, it's frustrating to see something you desire go to heck
just because the owner isn't realistic.
I've been run off a number of places by old guys with
shotguns, who had acres of cars, now the cars are gone and so are the old
guys.
The only legit reason I can think MoPar guys are different is
the scarcity of parts. Heck, I've got a parts car behind my barn.
Someone might want to restore it, but I want it solely for parts.
But there has to be some point where you don't "need" any
more... 10? 20? Surely by 100!
Also some guys think they're immortal, they may not plan their
time and seriously don't stop to reason they won't get all the projects done if
they live to be 100.
Others just "collect" cars, they don't really ever intend to
do something with them. I can show you a barn full of Cords, Auburns, etc.
that have been sitting for over 35 years and aren't for sale...
yet.
Speaking for myself, retirement is just around the corner,
then I'll get started on the '41 Dodge businessman's coupe... honest, I
will!
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56
Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
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Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:17
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] ANSWER ME ONE
QUESTION ??????
That absolutely drives me nuts. I can see maybe not parting them out, but
the whole "I'll get to it". No, you won't. I can typically bring a car back
from any stage of death in six months, but then again, I have no family, I
make good money, and I'm 27. I get home from a long days work and spend 4-5
hours in a garage, and over twenty on the weekend. A lot gets done in that
time. I get frustrated between finding cars that are definitely not for sale,
or someone who wants far more than it's worth. Other than driveability, I
don't typically modify the cars I buy. I don't see why I get people so
fickle about selling me something I'll be driving in a year. A lot of these
guys seem to be older. I always wonder if it's because of my age.
Dave
Ron Allyn Swartley
<Archangel1390@xxxxxxx> wrote:
In 1956 I got into Chrysler Cars with
a 56 Plymouth Fury that I raced at more that 8 different drag strips.
Many years later when I sold it I had won a total of 51 drag strip
competition trophies. I became friends with most of the Mopar guys at
the drag strip because we were a minority group compared to all the Chevy's
and Ford in attendance at the drag strip. Over the years us older guys and a
lot of younger guys have stayed friends and kept in touch with each other
over the years. Most of us collect Chrysler Products today. We love
them.!!!!!
OK, HERE IS MY QUESTION---
Why is it a large percentage of Mopar guys will not sell the cars
they know they will never restore? More than 50 years of experience
racing, collecting, restoring,selling, trading and locating Mopar's has
put me in touch with Mopar guys that have 10, 20, 30 and more cars
that are just sitting and rusting like "Miss Belvedere"
did. EXAMPLE-- One friend who has more than 100
Chrysler 300's that are mostly high performance letter series, and
they are sitting and rotting inside and outside his building. They will not sell them. Two of my best friends each have
Mopar collector cars--- The one friend has a Chrysler 300-C conv, 300-F
conv, 3 Barracuda Conv, 3 Challenger Conv, 58 Fury, 58 Belvedere Conv, 58
Dodge Regal Lancer 500, 58 Dodge 2 dr D 500, 4 Imperials of which 2 are
conv. and at least 20 other rare Mopar cars and he has not
restored one single car in the last 35 years. But he says
someday---you know the rest.That is just one friend, I will not go into what
the other friend has sitting and rusting for fear of putting you into
tears. I have met way too many Mopar guys who let their cars rot for a
lot of different reasons but they will not sell
them!!!!
What really bothers me is
I have a lot of Chevy and Ford friends and if they do not restore their
cars, most of them sell them to a friend who will restore them.
Why don't more Mopar guys do that. By keeping their cars out of
circulation they are permitting the Ford and Chevy guys to have many more
cars on the road today and at car shows and events.
Hey, I
apologize in advance if I offend anybody by not being politically correct
and being nice, but I live in the real world. If you don't have the money to
fix it up, sell your Mopar to someone who will fix it up. It does not
deserve to just rot like "Miss Belvedere" did in
Tulsa.!!!!!!
THIS E MAIL WAS INSPIRED BY ALL THE
GUY WHO SAID " HOW COULD TULSA LET THAT CARS DETERIORATE LIKE THEY
DID". WELL, DON'T WE HAVE A LOT OF TULSA GUYS WITHIN THE MOPAR
FOLLOWING.!!!!! ------THINK ABOUT IT, WE ALL KNOW SOME OF THESE TULSA
GUYS.
Ron Swartley
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