The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

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Want it now!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Restore it and you will probably get thousands for it. Course you will spend thousands to do that, just like most all those high priced cars at the auction.

Yep, that’s the conundrum, isn’t it…spend a bunch of time and money restoring it, and hope you can make at least a little profit on the back end…?!
Then, take whatever profit you made, divide by how many hours you put in, and see what your hourly wage was…
The thing does have a pretty peppy 3.1 liter (189+ c.i. ) V-6 engine in it that really shines off the line, and in the lower power range. Not so much mid range, but, again also peppy in the upper range.
It’s been a very reliable ride, for the most part, but, I know that crossing point (repair bills v. car payment) can’t be very far off.

 

[donaldtoo]

Hubs even got caught up in the frenzy yesterday. In half a minute or less, he knew exactly which ones would stir up a bidding war. The only thing that threw him into meltdown, was when there was a classic car that some guy would modify. Yup, he'd start screaming (cussing ) at the TV!

This was me --

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(By way of background, he got his car mechanic certification back in his early 20s. Also, his father was a collector of certain pricey, vintage cars -- never, ever, with modifications!)

I don’t mind the customs so much, but, they are definitely not as interesting to me as the restored antiques and classics. When they pop the hood on the restored classics, if even the air filter casing is obviously wrong, it irks me…!!!!!
Has the hubs recovered yet from the trauma (or, more importantly, you)…?!!!!!

 

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[donaldtoo]

My father, among many other things, was a top notch mechanic. One year he restored a 1931 Model A (I think that was the year) Completely restored top to bottom, engine, transmission, interior (including the rumble seat). Painted it with a blue body, black fenders and yellow spoke wheels. Even at my young age of 10 or 11, I recognized it to be a great old car. The pages of the J.C. Whitney parts catalog were dog eared and frayed. At a point after he completed it money got tight and he was forced to sell it. A kid in his late teens bought it and instantly converted it into a hot rod. My Father hated him for what he did to it, but it was his car by then. Nothing he could do about it. I don't know how much he sold it for but in spite of all his other talents when it came to selling personal property he undervalued things everytime. This was probably in 1960 so things, although relative to the times, were a lot less expensive.

My Mom and Pop were good friends with 2 other couples back in the day, in San Antonio. They called themselves the “Six-Pack”…!!!!!
One of the guys was a mechanic for the City Public Service of San Antonio. Mechanic for all city vehicles. Unfortunately, he passed away from pancreatic cancer about 30 years ago, and was Pops best friend. Pop still hasn’t really got over it.
Anyway, as I’ve posted before, my Pop owned a ‘55 Chevy, and then a ‘57 Chevy after that. They did any repairs themselves to all their cars, and had fun drinkin’ beers doin’ it…!!!!!

Also, and I’ve posted about this before, my grandfather on my Moms side bought a 1929 Model A ragtop new in 1929. He was an itinerant farmer back in the day, but, eventually saved up enough money to buy his own car and farm.
The first time I rode in it was back in the late ‘60’s. By then, it was a total rust bucket, but it was still a hoot to ride in…!!!!!!!
And then, yes, in 1970 he decided to restore it to its original glory. It took him 3 years because of budget considerations, but, the restoration was finally completed in 1973. There’s a picture of my Pop drivin’ it in the 1973 Shiner, Texas 4th of July parade somewhere…unless it was somehow lost in the fire, and I missed it.
After he passed it was sold to an elderly gentleman from Tennessee, so I’m pretty sure he kept it in its restored state.
But, if you recall, my folks also had his 1953 Golden Anniversary Ford F-350 pickup in their driveway for a few years.

The pic below is of a similar 1929 Model A, but, his had a black rag top, and the other 2 pics are of the original 1953 Golden Anniversary F-350 before it was sold.

 

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I don’t mind the customs so much, but, they are definitely not as interesting to me as the restored antiques and classics. When they pop the hood on the restored classics, if even the air filter casing is obviously wrong, it irks me…!!!!!
Has the hubs recovered yet from the trauma (or, more importantly, you)…?!!!!!

Yah, he survived. His antidote is to not watch too much of these auctions, to save his sanity!

Mostly, I watch most of the auctions myself, as I'm always intrigued by all the behind the scenes stuff going on -- as well as the actual cars, themselves. I usually have it on in the background while I'm doing other things; but quite often, I just get pulled in by the activities and can't tear myself away from watching!

 

[FutureCEO]

I just thought the dump truck putting down a dumpster was thunder At least I'm not caught in the rain like a couple weeks ago. I went out last time, no rain on the radar because the rain past us by and downpour began about halfway through my walk. Thank god it didn't thunder.

 

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I could always use a rag to dust with

 

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