well my pop passed away last year and his two hotrods are sitting in the back garage. i find out my mom is thinking about selling them. she called the local special interest car dealer in town to look at them . he gave her a price i told her she was crazy to even think about the offer.well he came back last nite and uped it ten grand more. the rods are a chopped 28 ford sedan delivery and a 29 roadster hiboy on 32 rails. he has offered her 25 k for both. they are nice cars but not high dollar. i know they are not my cars but i dont like to think of them going down the road.me and my dad spent alot of good times togather on those cars. they gave us a special bond. thats why i need to let he do her thing but it makes me madd to think about not seeing those cars.and iam in no way of affording to buy them.its just hard to let go.
Try to get a local HAMB'er to buy one or both.....maybe you can work something out with them. Better a trustworthy HAMB'er who you know will respect them than some unknown weirdo who won't.
I feel for ya... My dad passed a few months back and now my mom wants me to help sell his barracuda! Feels kinda weird to sell it but mom is just not a car nut... and I would rather see it go to someone that would really appreciate it.
Try and work something out with her where you can keep one of them. Try and talk with her about what they mean to you. I vote the roadster Sorry for your loss.
never sell a car to a reseller. he made an offer and then bumped it 10 grand, that person is not your friend, tell him to shove off. post some pics, the HAMB appraisers club will give you some realistic figures for what they are worth.
Have a talk with your mom and see if you can work something out to buy one of them from her, then sell the other, you have to think it could also be painful for her to look at them too. JEFF
Post them up here with pics and specs and maybe the HAMB can give you a better appraisal or even find them a good home.
We have no idea how old you are,but asking your mom if she could see her way to allow you to keep one of the cars,,get a part time job and offer to pay her if she needs the money. Tell her how much it means to you. I'm sure you and your mom have had a hard time adjusting to the loss of your father so she may be sell more to survive than wanting the cars gone. Good luck. HRP
1) pick one, and ask your mom if you can make payments.....maybe even very small payments now, with a "balloon" payment years down the road when you should be able to afford it. 2) if you cant afford the cars at all, ask mom for a one year delay of the sale so you can drive them for a year and build some memories that dad would approve of. 3) If your mom really needs the money now, try to sell them to a HAMB member after taking a whole lot of pics of them to celebrate dad (you never know, the HAMB buyer might just sell one back to you in the future when your money is right!) 4) sell to specialty car dealer? Hell to the NO.
Put your foot down & say, "I'm keeping the Roadster". He's Your Dad. We all got your back. Dont hesitate to ask us for help. We're here for you brother. Sorry about your dad. I'm losing my 16y.o. to his bitch of a mother.
I see your dad was a member of the WMSRA - why not get in touch with his fellow club members and see what they think your mom should do. You can also list them on that auction website which shall remain nameless, out a reserve on them and see what happens. hell you could list them here in the classifieds or ask your mom to hold off for a while as this is probably not the best time of year to be selling....
What is the story on the other two cars listed under your dads profile? HRP 1928 ford sedan del./1929 ford roadster hiboy/ 1929 ford full fender roadster/ 1923 ford track roadster
I have been in a similar situation except it was a full blown machine shop that my dad had built up over 15 years. I couldn't afford to buy it and my mom needed the money. Ask your mom to give you one week! Keep posting information here and some of the local HAMBERS will get involved and help you both. As others have said, you will not get top money or respect from a re-seller.
see if dad had a "will", and left the cars to someone other than mom? (like you!) not trying to be disrespectful at all, but I'm sorta serious here. (If no will, all his stuff goes to mom by default) EDIT - also check the titles on all the cars, they may not be registered in his name? (ie he may have put one in your name?????)
Not to bad mouth women, moms, or wives, but women and death . . . all the see is money. Women have no value for anything other than vanity items. In my family I've been in this situation twice with angry results you dont forget. Sorry If I come off angry, but it does hurt. Stand Tall Homie.
boy, this is touchy, and we don't know the whole situation here. your dad had to have some car buddy's. is there one you know well enough to get in touch with? maybe he could help with advice on what they're worth. what i'm affraid of is the "car dealer" is really going to take advantage of her. if the cars do mean somthing to you, have a talk with her. tell her you'd like to keep one to remember your dad. if she dosn't need the money surely you could work something out. your in a tough spot. good luck.
If one or the other car is worth $25K, you might be able to tell your Mom that you'd be willing to sell one of the cars for her in exchange for the other. She'll get the same amount of money and you'll have at least one of the cars to keep for yourself. The roadster might be worth all of the $25K by itself. She probably just doesn't want to deal with it, and if you put in the effort to make the sale, it might all be the same to her. I'm sure she wouldn't mind you having something that belonged to your dad/her husband, but she also has to look after herself. It's a sad thing to think about, but someday I'd like to have my dad's Roadrunner. I'd be pretty hurt to see it become a "flip" car for a dealer.
Sorry for your loss brother. My father died a couple years back and had no will so the bank sent both his cars to auction and it killed me. Couldn't afford with funeral cost to get either one. Def. should talk to your momma to work a deal. Don't let the cars go.
I don't think the above is correct, intestate succession does not usually give all to the surviving spouse; children usually share. OTOH state DOT rules may affect vehicle ownership or title transfer. But I think Sqablow has the best idea.
There is a reason your mother is not gifting the cars to you or anyone else for that matter. She needs the money or possibly you are not worthy. To posters generalizing women as not sharp when it comes to cars or money,,,that just means you are trolling at the shallow end of the gene pool. A dealer will come through with cash,,,better than selling to some offshore scam or IOU's from local yokels or family
Thats a hell of an idea check titles fr sure........ If you and your dad was working on them together you should look to see if he listed you on them. Makes me think I should do the same for my boys!
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