The time has come to say goodbye...

...I feel strange...happy, but not?...

Bruce called me early this AM and said he'd been up most of the night just thinking about the coupe. He saw the ad in Hemmings. He has been collecting every picture of the coupe he could find for the past year.

He said he contacted Rolling Bones a while back about building a Doane Spencer Coupe, and then he saw mine. He asked if anyone was serious about buying it, and I told him I had 2 potential buyers asking questions...but no firm offers.

He asked what I had priced it to them for, and when the figure came out of my mouth...he yelled SOLD!

I told him he was going to make the coupe famous, and he said "No, it became famous the day you built it"...cool guy...

 

well now that you have some extra money........

-danny

 

Congratulations-to you and the buyer. You got to make Hot Rod history. Not many of us will be able to say that. Upward and onward!

 

congrats on the sell.. i dont know the guy, but im sure that it went to a nice home that it will be taken care of. im looking forward to seeing your next project!

 

Damn Lar...you SHOULD cry...!!! But I'll bet the price wasn't argued over...

What's next...???

R-

 

Congrats Larry,,,I've never met Bruce Meyers but from everything I've heard he will take good care of the car and he will give credit where credits due.

Whats next? HRP

 

i was thinking about kirk's trip to new zealand and how next year, the promotor should be inviting you and littleman. now it'll have to be bruce and dave! beautiful car, i'm jealous...

 

I got to touch it once...
r

 

SELLOUT! Ha Ha Ha

That's awesome Larry!

We missed you in Detroit.

 

I am glad i got the frame horns off of it

thanks larry

 

you know.... I was going to say congratulations... or why.... or you stupid &^%&er.... or I'm happy for you... but when I think of you all I can picture is this...




Seriously. When they have a list of the 50 most beautifly 32 Coupes... yours will be close to the top of that list. You done good... and it is an honor to have your coupe in the Meyer collection!

 

Bruce Meyers - Car man extraordinaire and 'Father of the Dune Buggy'...

http://www.sdautomuseum.org/ContentPage.asp?ContentID=238

Good Luck on your next build 3wL!

 

Wrong Bruce Meyers....Guy that bought the car is a developer and was on the board of the Petersen

 

...and so the cycle of hot rodding continues. Sometimes it's more thrilling to collect the parts and build it. Then once it's done you love drivivng it but you want that thrill of finding the parts and building another one.

Good luck with your next project... and the next, and the next... )

 

larry WTF! when did you hit your head??

 

Same Bruce Meyers that owns this beauty???

 

Yep PeteJoe, same Bruce Meyer. Congratulations Larry, sharing space with the Doane Spencer deuce is an honor for sure. Bruce has good taste, what can I say. Pat.

 

...yep...

 

When I spoke to you up in Oklahoma Larry, it stood out to me that you said you went into a lot of debt to build this car and as you were building it, you knew that when you were done, you wouldn't be able to keep it, or you would go bankrupt. I've thought about you saying that tons of times thinking how hard it would be to build your ultimate car, but not be able to keep it. I wondered if that was what it was like when people built the Kopper Kart or other famous rides. Outsiders say, "You'd be crazy to sell that" but you've got no choice.

You made a work of art like a Rembrandt or a Pic***o. People see those and don't say that it's the person that bought it who did that. They remember the artist. Meyers is right. That car was famous the day you said it was finished here on the HAMB. I'm glad I got to see it when you owned it, and got to sit in it. You don't know how much that made my weekend. My fiance was sick of hearing me talk about it I'm sure!

Congrats on the sale Larry. You've got a vision, and now you have the cash to make another dream come true. Hopefully this time you can keep this one!

 

Well, if the car was allowed to pick it's own garage to live in and it's perfect garage mate that would be the obvious choice for the three window. Congrats to all involved.

 

that was a beautiful car and Bruce will take very good care of it. now its time to sit back and dream up the next build!!! who knows maybe the next AMBR winner?!? either way i know that it will be a nice car.

 

Well said.

 

Interesting read about the new owner. Man I would be sick for days if I had that and had to give it up. Even if I didn't have to and decided to it has to leave a hole to have so much invested in it emotionally.

http://www.forbes-global.com/2005/03/04/cz_ms_0304guide.html

 

I just hope you can get the "smelly fat guy" smell out of it before he picks it up. I'd hate to see this deal fall through.

Congratulations Larry! I can't wait to see what you do next. (The truck Danny posted a pic of sure looks like a good starting point. )

- Jim

 

...my bank just called...wire transfer is complete...

 

After reading that forbes article, I think the right guy bought it! Ask if you can have visitation rights, (his garage of toys is awesome and would be worth the trip) or rights to buy it back if he ever sells, or p***es away.

You did right Larry!

 

My favorite 3W of all time, and to me it will always be yours Larry.

 

Bruce buying your car is a testiment to the build quality!

Hold your head high and gloat in it for a while!!

 

Man. Can't wait to see what you do next.

 

Congrats Larry -- and a bonus for us out here on the west coast. Now we get to see the car IN PERSON. It's in good hands.