rich hourigan
Well-Known Member
PICTURES ARE FINALLY IN!
TEN YEARS AGO I HEARD ABOUT A REAL ONE OWNER PLYMOUTH GTX SITTING IN A BARN, YEAH RIGHT, IM THINKING THAT ITS JUST ANOTHER DEAD END STORY CUZ GUYS LIKE ME ALWAYS READ ABOUT BARN FINDS BUT NEVER ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND ONE. MY WORK BUDDY TELLS ME THAT HIS WIFES UNCLE HAS AN OLD PLYMOUTH IN HIS BARN, ALL HE KNOWS ABOUT IT IS ... IT SAYS BELVEDERE ON THE FRONT FENDER, OK IM INTERESTED.THIS STARTS A 10 YEAR JOURNEY TO SEE THIS CAR CUZ ITS ON THE FAMILY PROPERTY AND HES VERY PRIVATE, SO I HAVE MY BUDDY ASK HIM AT EVERY FAMILY GET TOGETHER IF HE WANTS TO SELL HIS GTX, THIS GOES ON FOR 10 YEARS EACH TIME SAYING NO THEN MAYBE WHEN I RETIRE. MEANWHILE THE OLD BARN THATS BEEN HOUSING THIS CAR SINCE 1978 COLLAPSES ON THE CAR CAUSING LITTLE DAMAGE, CREASE IN THE ROOF AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD, SO HE FIRES UP THE TRACTOR AND DRAGS THE X INTO A NEARBY FIELD AND THROWS A TARP ON IT FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS! THEN ONE DAY I GET A CALL FROM MY BUDDY, HE SAYS I HAVE PERMISSION TO GO SEE THE CAR CUZ THE OWNER MIGHT LET IT GO, SO I GET DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM AND WALK OUT INTO THE FIELD AND PULL THE TARP........... THERE IT IS ROUGH BUT COMPLETE AND STINKING OF MOUSE POOP. ITS A 440- 4 SPEED, DANA, 80,000MILES, CERTI-CARD, STRIPE DELETE, CONSOLE DELETE, STEEL BODY COLORED WHEELS, WHITE INTERIOR,POWER BRAKES, MANUAL STEERING AND THE ORIGINAL NEW RED LINE SPARE IN THE TRUNK. THE OWNER WASNT THERE THAT DAY SO I COULDNT TALK WITH HIM SO I WAITED AGAIN HOPING MY BUDDY WOULD PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, FINALLY MY BUDDY CALLS ME AT WORK ONE DAY AND SAYS HES AT THE FARM WITH THE OWNER AND IF I WANT THE X HE WOULD SELL IT, WE AGREED ON A PRICE AND I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT WEEK. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP I GOT TO MEET THE OWNER AND WE TALKED AWHILE ABOUT THE CAR, HE BOUGHT IT NEW FROM THE LOCAL PLYMOUTH DEALER WHERE HIS DAD WORKED, HE WAS THERE THAT DAY TOO, 93 YEARS OLD. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED THE HEMI BUT HIS DAD WOULDNT CO-SIGN A CAR WITH A HEMI, HE TOLD ME HE WANTED A SLEEPER LOOK TO HIS NEW CAR THATS WHY THERE ARE NO STRIPES OR FANCY WHEELS, HE ALSO GAVE ME THE ORIGINAL TITLE AND ALL DEALER SHIP PAPERWORK. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME I TOOK THE CARPET AND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE HEADLINER OUT CUZ THE MICE MADE SUCH A MESS BUT TO MY SURPRISE THE BUILDSHEET WAS UNDER THE SEAT AND IN PERFECT CONDITION. THIS WAS 3 YEARS AGO, I STORED THE CAR WHILE I FINISHED A ROTISSERIE RESTO ON MY 70 DUSTER 340, NOW THAT I STARTED RESTORING THIS CAR I DECIDED TO JOIN FBBO./ IM SURE ILL BE ASKING SOME QUESTIONS SOON , BTW MY NAME IS RICH.. I KNOW EVERYONE LOVES PICTURES. I DO TOO BUT I AM A COMPUTER DUMMY. ILL HAVE MY 14 YR OLD SHOW ME HOW IN THE NEAR FUTURE
TEN YEARS AGO I HEARD ABOUT A REAL ONE OWNER PLYMOUTH GTX SITTING IN A BARN, YEAH RIGHT, IM THINKING THAT ITS JUST ANOTHER DEAD END STORY CUZ GUYS LIKE ME ALWAYS READ ABOUT BARN FINDS BUT NEVER ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND ONE. MY WORK BUDDY TELLS ME THAT HIS WIFES UNCLE HAS AN OLD PLYMOUTH IN HIS BARN, ALL HE KNOWS ABOUT IT IS ... IT SAYS BELVEDERE ON THE FRONT FENDER, OK IM INTERESTED.THIS STARTS A 10 YEAR JOURNEY TO SEE THIS CAR CUZ ITS ON THE FAMILY PROPERTY AND HES VERY PRIVATE, SO I HAVE MY BUDDY ASK HIM AT EVERY FAMILY GET TOGETHER IF HE WANTS TO SELL HIS GTX, THIS GOES ON FOR 10 YEARS EACH TIME SAYING NO THEN MAYBE WHEN I RETIRE. MEANWHILE THE OLD BARN THATS BEEN HOUSING THIS CAR SINCE 1978 COLLAPSES ON THE CAR CAUSING LITTLE DAMAGE, CREASE IN THE ROOF AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD, SO HE FIRES UP THE TRACTOR AND DRAGS THE X INTO A NEARBY FIELD AND THROWS A TARP ON IT FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS! THEN ONE DAY I GET A CALL FROM MY BUDDY, HE SAYS I HAVE PERMISSION TO GO SEE THE CAR CUZ THE OWNER MIGHT LET IT GO, SO I GET DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM AND WALK OUT INTO THE FIELD AND PULL THE TARP........... THERE IT IS ROUGH BUT COMPLETE AND STINKING OF MOUSE POOP. ITS A 440- 4 SPEED, DANA, 80,000MILES, CERTI-CARD, STRIPE DELETE, CONSOLE DELETE, STEEL BODY COLORED WHEELS, WHITE INTERIOR,POWER BRAKES, MANUAL STEERING AND THE ORIGINAL NEW RED LINE SPARE IN THE TRUNK. THE OWNER WASNT THERE THAT DAY SO I COULDNT TALK WITH HIM SO I WAITED AGAIN HOPING MY BUDDY WOULD PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, FINALLY MY BUDDY CALLS ME AT WORK ONE DAY AND SAYS HES AT THE FARM WITH THE OWNER AND IF I WANT THE X HE WOULD SELL IT, WE AGREED ON A PRICE AND I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT WEEK. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP I GOT TO MEET THE OWNER AND WE TALKED AWHILE ABOUT THE CAR, HE BOUGHT IT NEW FROM THE LOCAL PLYMOUTH DEALER WHERE HIS DAD WORKED, HE WAS THERE THAT DAY TOO, 93 YEARS OLD. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED THE HEMI BUT HIS DAD WOULDNT CO-SIGN A CAR WITH A HEMI, HE TOLD ME HE WANTED A SLEEPER LOOK TO HIS NEW CAR THATS WHY THERE ARE NO STRIPES OR FANCY WHEELS, HE ALSO GAVE ME THE ORIGINAL TITLE AND ALL DEALER SHIP PAPERWORK. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME I TOOK THE CARPET AND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE HEADLINER OUT CUZ THE MICE MADE SUCH A MESS BUT TO MY SURPRISE THE BUILDSHEET WAS UNDER THE SEAT AND IN PERFECT CONDITION. THIS WAS 3 YEARS AGO, I STORED THE CAR WHILE I FINISHED A ROTISSERIE RESTO ON MY 70 DUSTER 340, NOW THAT I STARTED RESTORING THIS CAR I DECIDED TO JOIN FBBO./ IM SURE ILL BE ASKING SOME QUESTIONS SOON , BTW MY NAME IS RICH.. I KNOW EVERYONE LOVES PICTURES. I DO TOO BUT I AM A COMPUTER DUMMY. ILL HAVE MY 14 YR OLD SHOW ME HOW IN THE NEAR FUTURE
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