Bought Model A Coupe(forgot to tell "ask" wife

Bought model a coupe on ebay Not here yet prob next week,not sure with easter break.

Thinking of ways to "surprise" wife with the news.

(a) It's going to be a father/daughter bonding project...may be a little hard to pull off as the chev pickup is a father/son bonding project.

(B) It's better for the family as it has a dicky seat and i'm just doing it for u guys...hmmmmm


(c) If i sell the harley and the pickup project we'll probably have money left over...i'll struggled to say that with a straight face.









Bloody woman,i finally gave her the good news (sucked it up and told her before 34pickup did at the bar) this morning and she say's "awesome,now we can build the chev truck for her"....

 

sounds like that worked out well for ya. I started reading this thinking that there would be a model a in the classifieds soon

 

Hey, most of us would not have even gotten our first old car if we had to tell(ask) the wife first!
A wise man once said its easier to get forgiveness than it is permission.

 

I always ask first, but do occasionally give her the scrap price rather than what I pay.

 

Take her in your arms,... look at her longingly,... and say,... "Honey. lets get away !,... just you and me,... I have a room booked at a nice hotel, with a pool and a sauna, next to a really nice first class restaurant,..... and a night club where we can go dancing,.... It's been a while sense we got away for a romantic get away,........ "

Call some buddies before hand and give them the keys to the garage,..... when it's delivered, have them put it in the garage before you get home. Problem solved !

In other words,.... you are soooooo dead !,.... buy a sleeping bag and head out to the garage for a week or two. Good luck (hopefully we wont be reading about in the newspaper,.......)

 

I feel kitchen remodel pictures coming soon.

 

You're a lucky man indeed !!!!!!

 

Or some VERY EXPENSIVE Jewelry,..Roses are a nice touch as well,... 3 or 4 Dozen will be a nice little start,.... (be sure to enjoy all those "Meaningful Conversations" this incident will conjure up and hearing about it every time She gets mad at you ,..... FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE !!!!)

I hope shes understanding,.... Oh !, and one more thing,... before you tell her, hide all sharp and heavy objects !

(does anybody know what constitutes Justifiable homicide in Australia ?)

 

I know that feeling haha.

 

Nice brother, keep it on a need to know basis.

A Boner

 

she may be a keeper

 

there is an old unwritten rule, that says any time you get something old for yourself,you better get something new for the little woman!

 

My wife didn't know about mine til it was being backed off the carrier. Again...like they say, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than beg for permission". I still have the car & we're still "happily" married. (Selling the Panhead is NEVER an option!)

 

Should have just told her the easter bunny left it for you...

 

I've done that with old HDs, 2 at one time. Brought them home after midnight and hid them in the garage. She wanted to know why all my buddies where coming up to visit and going out in the shop in the middle of winter.
Now I am scheming on a late 30s ford coupe but after 26 years I think she is on to me.

 

I allways tell the wife I bought something outragous or way beyond what she knew I was serching for. Then after an hour or so i'll tell her what I really bought and she is relived. It has allways worked. win win

 

Now THAT is a good idea, Scott! I'm gonna have to try that one!

 

Let's see some pictures. A good friend of mine is a VW/Porsche collector. His wife think he has two VW's and two Porsches. When in reality he has 30 something all over the world; Dubai, Malaysia, Arizona, Scotland, etc.

 

THINGS TO REMEMBER

The Female Demerit System

In the world of romance, one single rule applies: Make the woman happy.
Do something she likes and you get points. Do something she dislikes and
points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she
expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played. Here is a non-exhaustive guide to the point system:
　
SIMPLE DUTIES
You make the bed (+1)
You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow (0)
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets (-1)
You go out to buy her what she wants (+5) in the rain (+
But return with Beer (-5)
You check out a suspicious noise at night (+1)
You check out a suspicious noise, and it is nothing (0)
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something (+5)
You pummel it with iron rod (+10)
It's her pet (-20)
　
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS
You stay by her side the entire party (0)
You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with an old school
friend (-2)
Named Tina (-10)
Tina is a dancer (-20)
Tina has silicone implants (-80)
　
HER BIRTHDAY
You take her out to dinner (+2)
You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar (+3)
Okay, it's a sports bar (-2)
And it's all-you-can-eat night (-3)
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted the
colours of your favourite team (-10)
　
A NIGHT OUT
You take her to a movie (+1)
You take her to a movie she likes (+3)
You take her to a movie you hate (+6)
You take her to a movie you like (-2)
It's called 'Death Cop' (-3)
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans (-15)
　
YOUR PHYSIQUE
You develop a noticeable potbelly (-15)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and exercise to get rid of it (+10)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and resort to baggy jeans and baggy
Hawaiian shirts (-30)
You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too." (-8000)
　
THE BIG QUESTION
She asks, "Do I look fat?" (-5) (Yes, you lose points no matter what)
You hesitate in responding (-10)
You reply, "Where?" (-35)
Any other response (-20)
　
COMMUNICATION
When she wants to talk about a problem, you listen, displaying what looks
like a concerned expression (0)
You listen, for over 30 minutes (+50)
You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV (+500)
She realizes this is because you have fallen asleep (-4000) ​

 

This could potentially be my very favorite thread of all time,....

However,... "ridgy didge" has not been been back sense he first posted,....
Maybe he's a little to busy at the moment !

 

last time i did that, we came home and the 'new' purchase was in the driveway. to cover my ass i told her it was for her. guess what project got done first?

 

Hahahahahahah!!!!!!!!

 

This has been a TRADITIONAL problem since the beguining of time!

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to let the wife know about the Topolino I bought and should be delivered soon. She's at whits end with me trying to finish my 54 Ford up right now.

Somebody mentioned a sleeping bag... anyone have room on their couch????

 

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHA !!!!

On a side note, my wife doesn't usually say anything negative when I tell her I bought another car. She just kind of rolls her eyes, smiles and shakes her head. I love my wife !

-Aaron

 

Your lucky My wife has a frying pan fetish

 

Thanks for thinking of me "harm".I took the wife down south for the weekend and just got back ( was a great hot rod show).
The coupe's coming from the east coast to west coast of Aussie via truck,i'll put the photo up when it gets here.
I'm thinking the 409 engine and quickchange rear with 3 pedals.

 

I bought my A roadster without telling the wife......it was 5 years ago and I think she just might be through making me pay.....every day!!LOL

 

The car arrived today so i updated the 1st post with photo's.
Oh and here's the Harley

 

Well my girl has a policy she has came up with, every time i make a purchace or buy something for the car i have to buy her something ( shoes, clothes, etc.). For instance i went to the autofair 2 weekends ago and before we got there she reminded me if i was to buy somthing she was keeping talley. So i waited allday trying to get away from her for one minute but it didnt work. So finally i went to a vendor who i knew would have everything i needed ( i allready had a list but she didnt know that), i pulled the head guy incharge actually the president of the company, a side and let him in on my delima. I wheeled and dealed with him for a while why my girl was standing away and told him everything i needed, so he went and rounded everything up. While he was rounding everything up my girl walks up and asks whats going on, I told her not really sure. Then he walks up with all the stuff, (drop axle, posie spring, adjustable spring mounts, shackles and a company T-shirt) he said that he could only sell it to me as a package deal as ONE PURCHASE, so i agreed and paid. So as we walked off my girl says well thats 5 or 6 shirts for me from the mall. I said no its one purchace a pacakge deal so tht equals one shirt, so i pulled the company t-shirt out of the bag and said here you go hope you like.LOL

There is allways more than one way to skin a cat.

This reminds me while she was in the bathroom i bought a windsheild and paid the guy extra to put it into my friends uhaul 4 spots down from him, I need to go get that.