Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Apr 17, 2023 - 1:47pm
rgio wrote:
I've never been a car enthusiast, so the fascination/obsession was lost on me. Making matters worse, my sister was married to a MOPAR fanatic. They purchased a warehouse and stocked it full of cars, parts, signs, tools, and just about anything else you could think of.
Then he went from being home with no signs of a long-term illness he dealt with 20 years ago to being dead in a week.
My sister now has a bunch of cars, and parts, and signs, and tools, etc... to get rid of. The cars are all in excellent condition, and his collection includes:
1956 Dodge C3 Service Truck was Bell Tel converted to Texaco tribute vehicle, PS added, 3 on the tree, flathead 230 ci 6 cyl 1 brl 115 HP
1964 Chrysler 300K, v series Convertible - 413 ci, 360 hp V8 4 barrel, dual exhaust, sequoia green, 2nd owner - numbers matching, Govier decoded (June 14, 1998)
1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible (replica) Pace Car - 383ci, V8, 4 barrel, factory air- white with red interior
1966 Dodge 426 Hemi Charger- 1 of 2 (lacquer Mauve Metallic), Hemmings Concours dâelegance (invited twice), die-cast and featured in several David Newhardt books
1969 Plymouth GTX Convertible w/ factory air - least optioned vehicle on Brian Kapralâs 69 GTX registry (a/o 3/21: Buckets, no console or buddy seat)
Those descriptions are from her...not me...so I assume all of that makes sense to folks who know. The few people I've spoken with seem pretty jazzed about them.
So here's the hard part...
Selling them feels like she's selling her dead husband's pride and joy. His essence. One of those cars he's had for 40 years. She can't even really go to the warehouse, because it's where he spent most of his free time and it just reminds her that he's dead. It's brutal.
Tough deal there.
She could get some fairly steep prices for a lot of those cars.
Sell most... keep one or two in remembrance and drive them.
I've never been a car enthusiast, so the fascination/obsession was lost on me. Making matters worse, my sister was married to a MOPAR fanatic. They purchased a warehouse and stocked it full of cars, parts, signs, tools, and just about anything else you could think of.
Then he went from being home with no signs of a long-term illness he dealt with 20 years ago to being dead in a week.
My sister now has a bunch of cars, and parts, and signs, and tools, etc... to get rid of. The cars are all in excellent condition, and his collection includes:
1956 Dodge C3 Service Truck was Bell Tel converted to Texaco tribute vehicle, PS added, 3 on the tree, flathead 230 ci 6 cyl 1 brl 115 HP
1964 Chrysler 300K, v series Convertible - 413 ci, 360 hp V8 4 barrel, dual exhaust, sequoia green, 2nd owner - numbers matching, Govier decoded (June 14, 1998)
1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible (replica) Pace Car - 383ci, V8, 4 barrel, factory air- white with red interior
1966 Dodge 426 Hemi Charger- 1 of 2 (lacquer Mauve Metallic), Hemmings Concours dâelegance (invited twice), die-cast and featured in several David Newhardt books
1969 Plymouth GTX Convertible w/ factory air - least optioned vehicle on Brian Kapralâs 69 GTX registry (a/o 3/21: Buckets, no console or buddy seat)
Those descriptions are from her...not me...so I assume all of that makes sense to folks who know. The few people I've spoken with seem pretty jazzed about them.
So here's the hard part...
Selling them feels like she's selling her dead husband's pride and joy. His essence. One of those cars he's had for 40 years. She can't even really go to the warehouse, because it's where he spent most of his free time and it just reminds her that he's dead. It's brutal.
Thanks everybody.
I don't particularly like car shows much. They can be boring with almost every car/ street rod/ whatever having a small block Chevy in them. Or everybody talking about about where they bought "their" car. Or who worked on it, etc. etc.
My motto... "Built. Not bought".
This show is way better... it's full of Mopars!
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Apr 17, 2023 - 11:43am
Thanks everybody.
I don't particularly like car shows much. They can be boring with almost every car/ street rod/ whatever having a small block Chevy in them. Or everybody talking about about where they bought "their" car. Or who worked on it, etc. etc.
My motto... "Built. Not bought".
This show is way better... it's full of Mopars!
I got up at 4:00 am and left my house at 5:00 am yesterday morning and drove to Van Nuys, California for the big Chrysler car show Spring Fling.
A good time had by all.
I got put in the "Modified Truck and Van All Years" class. So I had to compete with the newer stuff too.
But my truck prevailed!
The new Ram on the end got 2nd place. The Dodge A-100 got 3rd.
That A-100 was pretty cool. He transplanted a newer 5.7 Hemi in it along with it's transmission. A definite sleeper.
All the other trucks left by this point. Some really nice, old stockers. They had their own class.
I think I got first because I explained to the judge what my truck was all about.
It's Petty Fest this week in Level Cross. He would be proud of a Mopar Man.
I got up at 4:00 am and left my house at 5:00 am yesterday morning and drove to Van Nuys, California for the big Chrysler car show Spring Fling.
A good time had by all.
I got put in the "Modified Truck and Van All Years" class. So I had to compete with the newer stuff too.
But my truck prevailed!
The new Ram on the end got 2nd place. The Dodge A-100 got 3rd.
That A-100 was pretty cool. He transplanted a newer 5.7 Hemi in it along with it's transmission. A definite sleeper.
All the other trucks left by this point. Some really nice, old stockers. They had their own class.
I think I got first because I explained to the judge what my truck was all about.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Apr 17, 2023 - 10:53am
I got up at 4:00 am and left my house at 5:00 am yesterday morning and drove to Van Nuys, California for the big Chrysler car show Spring Fling.
A good time had by all.
I got put in the "Modified Truck and Van All Years" class. So I had to compete with the newer stuff too.
But my truck prevailed!
The new Ram on the end got 2nd place. The Dodge A-100 got 3rd.
That A-100 was pretty cool. He transplanted a newer 5.7 Hemi in it along with it's transmission. A definite sleeper.
All the other trucks left by this point. Some really nice, old stockers. They had their own class.
I think I got first because I explained to the judge what my truck was all about.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Feb 24, 2023 - 7:48am
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
All my neighbours drive them but mostly due to company subsidies and govt. policy. Full-electric seems to be way better.
And even better than that IMO is driving what you have for as long as possible and driving as little as possible.
Biggest problem here is the crazy need to buy a new model car every couple of years as some kind of status symbol.
My truck turned 49 last December.
Yep. It's not an economy car. But it's sure fun to drive. It can be annoying because all the compliments it gets all day long when I drive it around. And everybody wants pictures of it.
Around here, Tesla's are all around. It's surprisingly how many you see on the side of the road or on tow trucks. People are not aware they run out of battery sooner than they think. Especially when they run the air conditioning.
Electric cars are great for using them like golf carts around town. No thank you for going on any kind of road trip.
All my neighbours drive them but mostly due to company subsidies and govt. policy. Full-electric seems to be way better.
And even better than that IMO is driving what you have for as long as possible and driving as little as possible.
Biggest problem here is the crazy need to buy a new model car every couple of years as some kind of status symbol.
