I also just bought this 2 months ago and I'm in love with it. Best $$ I ever spent and I drive the snot out of it... Travis
i usualy don't keep 'em for more than a year..every fall it seems i sell a car to go out and hunt for another,i get an idea in my head that i want a certain type of car.and i got out to find it....i think its the thrill of the hunt more than anything else..plus i want what everyone else has..if i see something kool cruisin around i start to want one too!!!kinda screwed up i guess..i have [since age 16] always had a 50's or 60's car as a daily,and are easy to aquire and not a lot of money is usualy involved so its a matter of why drive only one car your whole life,when you can afford to drive 'em all....plus i love to bring 'em home,clean them up,lower them and kinda make it your own and get your fun outta it,and then sell it and start over....its a hoddy...
I think I fall into the "I want to own them all" category. Well, at least all the cars I dig anyway. I buy or trade for cars I like, some roadworthy some not, work on them & get'em to various stages of completion, then most of the time I get bored with them, so I sell or trade them for something else. I very rarely make money on any of them & I'm cool with that because it's all part of what I like to do. It's a vicious cycle. I just look at it as a 6 month (give or take a few months) test drive. There are only 2 cars I really kick myself for letting go, a 51 Mercury coupe & 56 Mercury 2dr ht. I have one car I'll never sell, my 49 Chevy. I chopped it & took it apart about 9 years ago & it was the first time I cut a roof & got into that much work,broke my balls, & the chop came out really well (I think) so I think I owe it to myself to finish it some day. OK thats my story. Billy
And lastly, I just won this on Ebay... and I owned it for 2 minutes and agreed to sell it to my buddy for the price I won it for. Only catch is that he gets bored and when he sells it, I get it back for cheap. Already had disc brakes, 605 box, 700R4 etc... This is one of the IDEAS that I have stashed in my head... Travis
I have no intention of keeping everything forever, but I will hang on to some stuff longer then others. anybody wanna buy a '90 454 SS? I just saw a '56 Chev 1/2 ton for sale yesterday and I can't stop thinkin about it Paul
Selling the minitruck - cause I'm over it Keeping the Valiant - cause my wife digs it. (I dig it too) Buying a truck - cause you got to have a truck.
Just kidding... that 40 Chevy truck I posted up above. I love your coupe and hey with the way everybody is getting rid of stuff... who knows?! Travis
I know what you meant Travis, that is a sweet little truck! ........ VonTingler, I think I'll place an ad today to sell the muscle truck, Thanks! Paul
Had my T-tub for 24 years now and just finishing it. I have started and finished several cars over the years, but they always got sold to finance the next one. For some reason the tub has hung around. Partly because when I was about 13 in around 1962 I saw those beach party movies and the T-tubs in them left a lasting impression. I didn't purchase my first tub body till 1980. I intend to end up with my tub which is going to my daugher, and my chopped 28 2-door and a 46-8 ford coupe or convert. My 57 pontiac delivery will be made into a daily. I have anywhere from 6-12 project sellers all the time so it helps with keeping the ones I want. I sell to augment my income. You know, we really are sick. Nutz.
Within this next year EVERYTHING that is not related to My 49 Merc is out the door to fund the build.---FEDER
I have a little of both in me. I keep the ones I like and drive the shit outta them,but.....When it comes to "toys",I'll sell anything I got,in a heartbeat. The truck I'm building now,SKR8PN,almost went out the door a few weeks back. That truck is one of the MAIN reasons I had a damn heart attack,at only 50 years old. Actually it wasn't the truck itself,it was the situation surrounding the truck that was the problem. But I'm all better now,and I have let a lot of the stress that WAS in my life,go. I come to realize it just isn't worth, ruining your health over.
<font color="green"> I'm selling my Lincoln. It's just set for too many years. I found myself saying "Yeah, I'm gonna fix it up one of these days." Shit, I haven't even looked hard at it in three years. Had it eleven years now. It's just going to sit if I keep it. Oh well, maybe have one kid interested who has a four door '69 similar to mine. He'd take great care of it. Probably sell my Galaxie soon too. Why? I can't take care of them anymore. They need better homes than I can provide. </font>
I sold my deuce roadster yesterday to a guy from Belgium.I do not really know why i put it up for sale and it`s not the first time i`ve done this.i sold my 40 coupe that i really loved...but, I miss the building when they`re finished and hate the building when i start another!!go figure.i guess the best option if it was feaseble would to keep every car I`ve built and keep on building.I`m getting a strong desire for a 39deluxe coupe at the moment or a 40 pickup or a 34 5 winda or a....I think I kind of understand how junkies feel
Hmmmm...Logical question, however I seriuosly doubt that logical answers exist. Owning and building hot rods is to some men what buying shoes is to women. Closet is not a closet unless it's full. Then, you spot a pair on sale and the price is so attractive, only 2 will do. I currently own 8 vehicles, only 2 of which are hot rod quality. Over the years, I've owned 72 vehicles. Sometimes it's a matter of losing interest, sometimes it's finding something better for the money, and sometimes it's a need for change. Then, there are times when what seperates you from total financial ruin is the sale of a vehicle or two. Perhaps it's college for one of the kids. Down payment for the new house. Whatever the reason, we all seem to use our hot-rods as a mainstay to rational sanity and financial gain. The upside is that you can drive a hot rod, but you cannot drive stocks and bonds.
i read this in a book about Da Vinci: "Once a piece of work is nearing completion, it is no longer exciting, and it is time to move on."
HA! I was trying to figure out how the hell (and why) Marcus was posting as a guest, then I checked the date. Talk about BTTT. Since it IS at the top, I will throw in my 2 pennies. My Starchief was purchased by my mother from the original owner in Abilene Tx when I was old enough to identify a phillips screwdrivers... but not much else. I have recently aquired it, even after my mom had to sell it due to family hardships, and then re-purchased it 8 or so years later. This car is like a family member... and while I may "destroy" it as only I know how, I will always have it... until I deem one of my children worthy (and mature) enough to appreciate it. Maybe. Those brats destroy everything!
For me, its all about the particular car--I will always have my 67 Cutlass(es) because it's (They're) MY car. I built it,broke it,and rebuilt it. I probably won't paint the one I drive every day,cause I like it like this,but the other one is gonna have to be slick,cause it is gonna be completely overbuilt... other cars I have felt that way about have always ended in tragedy(which is why I now have 2 67 cutlasses) other cars I currently own have that "I would miss it, but if the price was right..." type vibe to them. They are super cool, but not the cars I have ALWAYS wanted. They are cars I ended up with because the moon was just right. (the money was there or the trade was interesting enough) I like 'em fine. (Hell, the wagon is super cool) they just aint THAT CAR.
Bought my 40 coupe in 1963 and still have it. Why? Cause I've got too much blood,sweat , tears and memories in it to sell it. It sort of becomes part of you and reminds me of being young again. My 51 Merc convertible is all apart in the garage. 10 years and counting. It's gonna be a custom. Bought it cause it was my dream car. Plus,the more space you have, the more cars you have. It's the rule!
Wow. Talk about old thread. I would love for Mac to answer this one for you all, since he won't 'splain his thinking to me on the matter. But then again I can't really explain it myself. I own more vehicles than he does. Just ask him. I will NEVER allow him to sell the panel. I LOVE that truck. He was recently asked if he wanted to sell it, and I saw the motor in his head start to turn. There was almost blood shed. As for my others, I have gotten rid of 60's era mustangs, a 69 camaro, and my precious 51 F1. The cars I replaced with a 68 fastback that Mac would love to see gone, and the 51 helped fund Macs Starliner. (I don't feel bad about it, since it is still a HAMBrs ride and I still have my mitts on the panel.) I got the Poncho because I fell in love with it when I first saw it at a carshow and could not believe it was for sale, and in my price range! I don't plan on parting with it either. Just ask Brandy. I guess there is usually a price for every possesion though, and if someone offered me MY price you can bet I will sell the cars. Otherwise, I have an un-natural emotional attatchement to these 3 and can't explain it.
I try to keep them and always want more,,,,,,,I have had to move a few ol' rods and always seem to regret selling them,,,, I have learned if you don't want to sell,,,DON'T put a price on it,,, And even then somebody is gonna ask,,,you shoot off your mouth with a stupid price and BANG,,,It's history,,,, HRP
I have sold some parts over the past years that I truly regret selling just for the simple fact is that I know need them and the prices are so high I cannot replace them, so as far as selling anything think long and hard before you do so there is no regret. As far as cars I can only say that I have a roadster that is from my father who has had the car since 66, I have a lot of sentimental value to it that I don't think could ever be replaced by any amount money. I grew up in the car docking 10's of thousands of miles in the rumble seat. I hope my son will be into it when he is older......15 years from now. My father still has his model a pickup that he got when he was 14 but he has been through an awful lot of cars since then but still remains to have a pretty good collection of rolling vehicles. We never seem to make the money on them but don't lose any either, if they are ever sold it is usually to put the funds into the next one. I have come to realize that my life generally revolves around Hot Rods and the only way I will ever back off if it's in the need of my family.
FYI - lowburban is his big brother picking on him yeah Dustin...what gives ....is that 55 olds driving yet?
Damn, this thread has been around longer than I have.... My personal bottom line is that I've owned well over 200 cars since 1967. Some I bought, screwed with for a few days and sold for a few extra bux. Others I just got tired of and traded them off. I did the Mustang thing to the point of owning several of every model from '64 1/2 to '73. My dad accused me of trying to corner the market when I had 5 or 6 sitting in my yard at the same time... I finally got so burned out on 'Stangs I don't care if I ever see another one. But out of those 200+ cars, there are a bunch that I regret selling, scrapping or whatever. I've always had a thing for T-Birds but never kept a single one of my favorite '61-'63s. But my main addiction has always been '61-'64 Galaxies. Owned a BUNCH, but either drove them into the ground, built 'em into stock cars, or ran 'em in demo derbies. So when my buddy coerced me into buying my '64 Custom on eBay, the drive back to his house from the delivery terminal convinced me that that this one would be a keeper. It's still a roach, but I love it. There are enough different things I want to experiment with to change it's personality that I'll probably not live long enough to do them all. My '63 Galaxie gonna-be vintage stock car is the same deal. All of the circle trackers I raced either got totalled or sold, so I'm building one that I can keep. This doesn't mean that another project car might not appear, but it'll be an addition, not a replacement. BTW, I've become somewhat of a hoarder in my later years.... I've got an OT late '70s T-Bird and Lincoln MK VII LSC that I'm keeping too. Jan
I'll throw in, because i'm thinking of selling my POS. I've got a old mustang, i'm sick to death of. I like mustangs, I like a lot of things about this car, but I hate to work on it anymore. I get so pissed with it, I can't lift a wrench without wanting to beat on the car when something doesn't work right. When it gets like that, I think it's time to part ways. I've been paying a garage to deal with it, I can't anymore. Kinda like living with a woman that you don't like anymore... there's a bit of sentimentality keeping things together, but when it boils down to it, you gotta part ways.
Just noticed this thread came back 1 1/2 years after I made the above post. The car I mentioned above is now being parted out the rebuild will never happen, but it will help fund another car I bought this past spring. I think that is part of the fun, there is always something better out there, and off loading unwanted stuff helps fund the new love.
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