daddywinz
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firstly, i have a long history of hoarding projects that never get on the road.
this time, i vow to press on.
in fact, i've already had THAT conversation with the wife.
...it's happening, blessing or no.
i bought a '65 Barracuda v8 4spd car exactly 20 years ago, just months before my 2nd kid was born. i just sold it, after finding out some kid popped the back glass out of it.
i bought a '73 Duster Twister for my daughter, who was turning 16, 11 years ago.
After stripping it to a shell, she said "i don't wanna work on it anymore".
It's been in boxes ever since. I don't fix cars FOR my kids, i fix them WITH my kids.
i was offered several B Bodies in my 20s, which i stupidly passed on:
a 68 Coronet, grandma owned, for $800.
a 68 Charger for $600.
And i made an offer on a running & driving (not usually my thing) '65 Belvedere II with a 4 door parts car, a few years ago. After calling the guy once a month, for 8 months, i found out he sold it to another mopar freak for 200 bucks less than i'd offered?!?
i've been butthurt ever since.
Anyway, i haven't been able to stop geekin on a mid-60s hardtop that's been sitting in a pasture a few miles from my house. But it's behind a locked gate, and i could never seem to catch the guy at home. i stopped by there 7 or 8 times. i took fuzzy pictures over the fence as i drove past. I even found the gate open at the beginning of Covid, so i layed on my horn in his courtyard. Nothing.
Finally, now that Covid is getting quite boring, i stuffed a note in his front door handle, when i found his gate open again last week. Well, "Hoot" called me back that night, and i'm the proud new owner of my first long-awaited B Body!!
...it's a Boy!
i must admit i'm a plymouth guy,
but i couldn't hold that against this '1965 Dodge Coronet 440 Hardtop.
It seems pretty solid, and worthy of bringing it back to pound the asphalt.
opinions welcome.
this time, i vow to press on.
in fact, i've already had THAT conversation with the wife.
...it's happening, blessing or no.
i bought a '65 Barracuda v8 4spd car exactly 20 years ago, just months before my 2nd kid was born. i just sold it, after finding out some kid popped the back glass out of it.
i bought a '73 Duster Twister for my daughter, who was turning 16, 11 years ago.
After stripping it to a shell, she said "i don't wanna work on it anymore".
It's been in boxes ever since. I don't fix cars FOR my kids, i fix them WITH my kids.
i was offered several B Bodies in my 20s, which i stupidly passed on:
a 68 Coronet, grandma owned, for $800.
a 68 Charger for $600.
And i made an offer on a running & driving (not usually my thing) '65 Belvedere II with a 4 door parts car, a few years ago. After calling the guy once a month, for 8 months, i found out he sold it to another mopar freak for 200 bucks less than i'd offered?!?
i've been butthurt ever since.
Anyway, i haven't been able to stop geekin on a mid-60s hardtop that's been sitting in a pasture a few miles from my house. But it's behind a locked gate, and i could never seem to catch the guy at home. i stopped by there 7 or 8 times. i took fuzzy pictures over the fence as i drove past. I even found the gate open at the beginning of Covid, so i layed on my horn in his courtyard. Nothing.
Finally, now that Covid is getting quite boring, i stuffed a note in his front door handle, when i found his gate open again last week. Well, "Hoot" called me back that night, and i'm the proud new owner of my first long-awaited B Body!!
...it's a Boy!
i must admit i'm a plymouth guy,
but i couldn't hold that against this '1965 Dodge Coronet 440 Hardtop.
It seems pretty solid, and worthy of bringing it back to pound the asphalt.
opinions welcome.