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I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!!
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![]() "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... |
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![]() russell wrote: "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... You betcha! |
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"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message
... russell wrote: "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... You betcha! I have always loved Studebakers, but for no good reason. -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) |
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Andrew Chaplin wrote:
"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message ... russell wrote: "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... You betcha! I have always loved Studebakers, but for no good reason. There used to be a man who lived in the town of Mann's Crossing, PA, who had two pristine Studebaker Golden Hawks in his garage. He had been a dealer and when he retired he took the cream of the crop with him, the last year's Golden Hawk production and they were loaded with all the options. I spent a great afternoon with the gentleman back in the mid-1980's when doing some genealogy work (Mann's Crossing is named after one of my ancestors). Unfortunately, like so many other things which happen when an elderly person dies, the family knew nothing about the cars other than "those old cars in the garage under those dirty old tarps" and sent them off to the land fill. I found this out some years later when visiting Mann's Crossing again. The village postmaster had the whole story. I cried. |
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![]() CWO4 Dave Mann wrote: Andrew Chaplin wrote: "Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message ... russell wrote: "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... You betcha! I have always loved Studebakers, but for no good reason. There used to be a man who lived in the town of Mann's Crossing, PA, who had two pristine Studebaker Golden Hawks in his garage. He had been a dealer and when he retired he took the cream of the crop with him, the last year's Golden Hawk production and they were loaded with all the options. I spent a great afternoon with the gentleman back in the mid-1980's when doing some genealogy work (Mann's Crossing is named after one of my ancestors). Unfortunately, like so many other things which happen when an elderly person dies, the family knew nothing about the cars other than "those old cars in the garage under those dirty old tarps" and sent them off to the land fill. I found this out some years later when visiting Mann's Crossing again. The village postmaster had the whole story. I cried. People that simply send off "old cars" to the crusher have less than two brain cells to rub together. The rule of thumb defines anything over twenty-five years of age may well have appreciated value. Hell, even some old 'puters are worth money. But, my favorite gripe is when someone refuses to sell an old car because he gonna "restore" it someday and the damned thing just languishes in a field turning into an unusable pile of rust... JT (Who can't wait for the pandemic that will attack the lazy 'n stupid...) |
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![]() "Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message ... CWO4 Dave Mann wrote: Andrew Chaplin wrote: "Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message ... russell wrote: "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... You betcha! I have always loved Studebakers, but for no good reason. There used to be a man who lived in the town of Mann's Crossing, PA, who had two pristine Studebaker Golden Hawks in his garage. He had been a dealer and when he retired he took the cream of the crop with him, the last year's Golden Hawk production and they were loaded with all the options. I spent a great afternoon with the gentleman back in the mid-1980's when doing some genealogy work (Mann's Crossing is named after one of my ancestors). Unfortunately, like so many other things which happen when an elderly person dies, the family knew nothing about the cars other than "those old cars in the garage under those dirty old tarps" and sent them off to the land fill. I found this out some years later when visiting Mann's Crossing again. The village postmaster had the whole story. I cried. People that simply send off "old cars" to the crusher have less than two brain cells to rub together. The rule of thumb defines anything over twenty-five years of age may well have appreciated value. Hell, even some old 'puters are worth money. But, my favorite gripe is when someone refuses to sell an old car because he gonna "restore" it someday and the damned thing just languishes in a field turning into an unusable pile of rust... JT (Who can't wait for the pandemic that will attack the lazy 'n stupid...) When the 1950 Studebakers came out to the showrooms a friend and I went to look--An elderly lady was there with a beautiful set of Identical girls about 17 years of age--there were 2 convertibles on the floor--one girl said"I want this one Grandma" and the other said "I like this one." Grandma bought both |
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![]() Just Duckie wrote: "Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message ... CWO4 Dave Mann wrote: Andrew Chaplin wrote: "Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message ... russell wrote: "Pjmac35" wrote in message ... I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but only two are beautiful!! Regards Pat Macguire Must be. Some people like old cars too... You betcha! I have always loved Studebakers, but for no good reason. There used to be a man who lived in the town of Mann's Crossing, PA, who had two pristine Studebaker Golden Hawks in his garage. He had been a dealer and when he retired he took the cream of the crop with him, the last year's Golden Hawk production and they were loaded with all the options. I spent a great afternoon with the gentleman back in the mid-1980's when doing some genealogy work (Mann's Crossing is named after one of my ancestors). Unfortunately, like so many other things which happen when an elderly person dies, the family knew nothing about the cars other than "those old cars in the garage under those dirty old tarps" and sent them off to the land fill. I found this out some years later when visiting Mann's Crossing again. The village postmaster had the whole story. I cried. People that simply send off "old cars" to the crusher have less than two brain cells to rub together. The rule of thumb defines anything over twenty-five years of age may well have appreciated value. Hell, even some old 'puters are worth money. But, my favorite gripe is when someone refuses to sell an old car because he gonna "restore" it someday and the damned thing just languishes in a field turning into an unusable pile of rust... JT (Who can't wait for the pandemic that will attack the lazy 'n stupid...) When the 1950 Studebakers came out to the showrooms a friend and I went to look--An elderly lady was there with a beautiful set of Identical girls about 17 years of age--there were 2 convertibles on the floor--one girl said"I want this one Grandma" and the other said "I like this one." Grandma bought both Why couldn't I have a grandma like that? Of course, I would have only accepted if they were Commanders... JT |
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:10:14 GMT, Grumpy AuContraire
wrote: But, my favorite gripe is when someone refuses to sell an old car because he gonna "restore" it someday and the damned thing just languishes in a field turning into an unusable pile of rust... JT (Who can't wait for the pandemic that will attack the lazy 'n stupid...) I know how you feel. http://carsinbarns.com/ Rick Simms |
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