You ever have a "The One That Got Away Car ? Mine was this '46 panel it was always sitting as a billboard and a shed for a restaurant here on the Cape . I've driven by it a million times and almost bought it but he wanted 18k for it and it needed a bunch of work .So a couple weeks ago I called the restraunt and asked about it on their answering machine. About a half hour later I got a call from the owner. We talked a little about it ,and he said I wished you called me a month ago, two older gentleman from down Cape stopped in asked about it and he sold it to them for a dollar! Damn ! It was a original flathead V8 too, but he said they were restoring it so good for them
Probably sitting in some building waiting at the end a long line of vehicles the "old guys" are going to restore some day.
37 Studebaker coupe...put down deposit , went back on the weekend , he sold it out from under me.....I liked that car big time...
53 Ford Victoria. White with red scallops. Red and white tuck and roll. Full list of cliche custom touches like chrome reverse and lakes pipes. But was a real deal early sixties rod. In fact pretty sure tags expired in 63 or 64. Also had a stroked multi carb flathead that ran(with a rod knock). Needed restored but was solid and complete and you could tell it was all originally high quality work. Could have gotten it with title and a stock rebuilt flathead with it for $300 in 1997....
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