Went to check out an A model 5w coupe today that someone told me about. Turns out it is owned by a woman who received it as a wedding gift from her father who restored it for her. But she has since divorced and remarried. She won't sell it because it was a gift from her father. She won't drive it because it reminds her of her ex-husband. Her current husband could care less either way. So it will sit in this damp rodent infested wharehouse until it rots. Shame ain't it?
"So it will sit in this damp rodent infested whorehouse until it rots..." One day, after the woman has passed on, a HAMB HOT ROD HERO[tm] will rescue the ol' gal and, well.. you know the rest. Does anyone have Germ's paypal? I owe him a buck.
-------------------- Yep.....that why he restored it before giving it to her too. Mart3406 =======================
here we go again. its her car and she can do what she wants with it! hahaha funny, the jealousy never stops amazing me. i have a friend who has some great old cars rusting away in his backyard. he calls it art and would never sell anything cause they are his and he wants to watch them rust away. i say good for him. id hate to be told what to do with mine. sorry for the rant, just think people should be able to do what they like with their own property.
I can agree that its hers to do with as she pleases, But... It IS frustrating to see em just sit like that. Im sure we've all heard that before, cant sell it, wont sell it, etc... Chances are if it was for sale, it would have been gone already.
Jealousy? Hell yeah, it's jealousy!!! I'm not going to deny it or sugarcoat it. I don't get jealous over someone's possessions that they take care of and treat properly. But, I will be the first to admit that when I see someone abusing or neglecting something that I would kill to own, I do feel the green monster inside me. Some people are spoiled and don't deserve the things they neglect.
Outlive her and buy it from her estate. My daughter has pretty much furnished her house with neat stuff bought at estate sales. As she puts it, "Dead people go off and leave all kinds of neat stuff."
It is a shame ,I d keep on trying to get it ,Wait a few months and make her a reasonable offer .If not steal it .Just dont mention my name .
Well, at least it's not getting gutted and hacked into some 3' tall rat rod full of skulls, spider webs, and iron crosses.
It is a shame, but, don't badger her too much, the more you ask, the more she asks, if you get my drift. You, depending on what your intentions are (leave it the way dad restord it or turn it into a rat rod) may be able to soften her up by pointing out the deterioration factor, but, don't tell her one thing and do another. Yes, it is her car, and jealousy may play a part as some said, but, it is also a piece of history, which shouldn't be allowed to go to ruin. One guy wanted to buy my Model A and told me what his intentions were and I refused to sell it to him. I later sold it, it went through 2 owners and I now have it back, looking just like it did when I sold it 18 years ago. If you intend to leave it as is, tell her and she may come around, if you're going to chop it up, keep looking, that's her father's legacy you're messing with. Just my thoughts, agreed or not.
That one inside will last much longer than you or I. When that is the last Model A on the earth, I will get concerned. Neal
One of the greatest joys in my family is the fact that we still have our Grandpa's Model A. My brother is the caretaker now. There is absolutely no other material property that would seperate it from us. I feel very sad for anybody that can't fathom that. Some people just can't understand what strong family ties are. Envy of someone else's lot in life can be a distructive thing. Shit happens, life sucks for some, but the owner of that Model A seems to know who she is. Her dad gave it to her. She's keeping it. Get over it.
The only real shame here is that a cool car is not being enjoyed. Her father's legacy is tainted by the fact that he gave it to her to commemorate a wedding that ended badly. If she was keeping the car because it gave her warm fuzzy feelings, GREAT! But it gives her both good and bad feelings that cancel each other out, hence the car being in limbo. Not being enjoyed and not passing it on to someone who would enjoy it is the problem here. The father is still alive and I feel that after he passes the car will move on to someone else but that is going to be a while. So in the mean time, the car rots. But good thing it is out of the weather.
I think you will just have to find "the way" to work a deal with her.. peoples paths in life change, if your around when that happens and she decides money is worth more to her than something she doesnt use.than you have a shot at it.
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