Gee, I'd be well on my way to being a multi-millionaire
if I still had all the Mopes I once owned.
Like a '56 DeSoto Adventurer Conv, I traded off because I
felt it cost too much to fix the L/F fender I banged up.
Like the '57 Plymouth Fury I sold to my brother for 500
bucks because I was too cheap to find the cause of why it would try to
start all by itself in the middle of the night.
Like the '58 Dodge Super D500 Custom Royal Conv, that I
pulled the tired 2 4bbl 361 out of and sold for 50 bucks just so I could
install a 413 I had taken out of a 60 Chrysler New Yorker...then
literally gave away because it ran slower than it did with the 361 it
had.
Like the '60 Dodge Dart D500 Conv with 383 ram
motor. Sold it off after getting my butt beat by a "girl" in a '61
Pontiac tri-power 421 who went on to be on the cover of Motor Trend
magazine.
Like the black '61 Chrysler 300G Conv with the rare
factory all black interior I sold to a traveling salesman for 600 bucks
because I got tired of it blowing holes in one of its cylinders because
I was too stupid at the time to realize that one bank was way much
leaner than the other bank due to my having the carbs way out of
adjustment.
Like the 61 Plymouth Valiant with a V8 in it that was
given to me by a fellow who said I could have it if I could get it
started. I got it started, and promptly sold it for 100 bucks
because I needed the money.
Like the brand new '69 Road Runner 4sp 383 Conv I had but
got rid of because it wasn't delivered the way I had ordered it and the
dealer refused to take it back and make good on it.
Like the brand new '70 440 4sp Cuda I had and had to get
rid of because the wife said so.
Then after a long haitus of being a married family man, I
went and got me ANOTHER black '61 Chrysler 300G, this time a fully
restored #2 hardtop and again foolishly sold to a collector who made me
an offer I felt at the time I just couldn't refuse.....and then 6 months
later, on the Barrett Jackson auction, BOTH a '61 300G vert and a '61
300G HT went for 190 grand and a 160 grand respectully.
Then like a fool, gave up my fully restored '64 440
powered Plymouth Fury to another collecto for a fraction of its actual
valuer, because it seemed the right thing to do at the time.
Ahhh yes, if I only had the "foresight". I wouldn't
be here whining about it now. It hurts even now, just thinking
about it.
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