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I put close to 100,000 miles on my 2010 commuting back and forth to work over just a few years, and loved every minute of it .... definitely more fun than looking at the car in the garage, LOL
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I put close to 100,000 miles on my 2010 commuting back and forth to work over just a few years, and loved every minute of it .... definitely more fun than looking at the car in the garage, LOL
So true but each person has their own 'thing'. I had to get use to my elderly 'car collector' neighbor not driving his cars. He had 12 in his two garages. Some were never moved over periods of years. Once in awhile to a very local car show but they were his coin collection, something to look at and not touch. He just passed away last week at the age of 91 and his two grown children took all the cars away. One was a 1968 Mustang with a 289 that had 13,000 original miles. It had to be one of the lowest miles 1968 models left in the world. He let me sit in it and it felt like you could have been in a showroom back in 1968. He had a 1967 Cougar XR7-GT with the 390 and a 1970 Mustang Mach 1 with the 351 as well. The most unusual was probably his 1989 Shelby truck in which only 1,000 or so were produced. It had under 1,000 miles. When we took it to a local show I was cleaning out spiderwebs from under the hood even though the car was garaged and had a cover on it. Here are some rare photos of the Mach 1 and the Shelby truck at the local shows. My recently sold '07 is parked next to his Mach 1 and my old 1996 C4 was next to his Shelby truck. Good memories but it's all gone now. I just hope another 'car guy' buys his house when it eventually comes on the market.
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So true but each person has their own 'thing'. I had to get use to my elderly 'car collector' neighbor not driving his cars. He had 12 in his two garages. Some were never moved over periods of years. Once in awhile to a very local car show but they were his coin collection, something to look at and not touch. He just passed away last week at the age of 91 and his two grown children took all the cars away. One was a 1968 Mustang with a 289 that had 13,000 original miles. It had to be one of the lowest miles 1968 models left in the world. He let me sit in it and it felt like you could have been in a showroom back in 1968. He had a 1967 Cougar XR7-GT with the 390 and a 1970 Mustang Mach 1 with the 351 as well. The most unusual was probably his 1989 Shelby truck in which only 1,000 or so were produced. It had under 1,000 miles. When we took it to a local show I was cleaning out spiderwebs from under the hood even though the car was garaged and had a cover on it. Here are some rare photos of the Mach 1 and the Shelby truck at the local shows. My recently sold '07 is parked next to his Mach 1 and my old 1996 C4 was next to his Shelby truck. Good memories but it's all gone now. I just hope another 'car guy' buys his house when it eventually comes on the market.
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And the sad thing is hid kidsmprobaly had no use the cars, or even knew what they had.
BTW, miles pile up fast when you're having fun. It's about time to take that '14 on a road trip.
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Originally Posted by Bert
I put close to 100,000 miles on my 2010 commuting back and forth to work over just a few years, and loved every minute of it .... definitely more fun than looking at the car in the garage, LOL
And the best part is you still own your 2010 which is still running strong 12 years later
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wanted33 They do know the value but could care less IMO. The killer to me is all the petroliana items he accumulated. Serious $$$ in his real oil/gas signs. From what someone else told me, the signs and items are just getting stored somewhere with no display or appreciation of them. I understand the hobby is not for everyone but it hurts, especially when I found so many for him over the 20 years I knew him. Shows, internet auctions, etc.. it was all good stuff. I wish they offered me something to buy, but no contact at all.
One of my other elderly friends that passed a few years back was the opposite experience. The widow let me buy his old Ford neon sign that we picked up together at the Charlotte Auto Fair in the early 2000's, It's happily displayed in my garage. That's the same widow that I sold his 1972 Mustang Grande for.
Here's that Ford neon sign that he owned mixed in with my Mopar and Sinclair stuff.
wanted33 They do know the value but could care less IMO. The killer to me is all the petroliana items he accumulated. Serious $$$ in his real oil/gas signs. From what someone else told me, the signs and items are just getting stored somewhere with no display or appreciation of them. I understand the hobby is not for everyone but it hurts, especially when I found so many for him over the 20 years I knew him. Shows, internet auctions, etc.. it was all good stuff. I wish they offered me something to buy, but no contact at all.
One of my other elderly friends that passed a few years back was the opposite experience. The widow let me buy his old Ford neon sign that we picked up together at the Charlotte Auto Fair in the early 2000's, It's happily displayed in my garage. That's the same widow that I sold his 1972 Mustang Grande for.
Here's that Ford neon sign that he owned mixed in with my Mopar and Sinclair stuff.
Ford neon sign
I think they should have at least gave you a shot at buying some of his signs. The signs would mean more to you than anyone else, but alas some people just don't think along those lines. I do like the Ford sign. There was an old defunct Ford dealership on the route I take to Myrtle Beach. They left the neatest 2 sided lit old Ford dealer sign on the building, and I wish now that I would have taken the time to ask around to see if I could buy the thing. But of course that thought didn't enter my big ol' dumb head until it was too late. Damnit..................
Maybe ask the wife to ask the kids if they would be willing to sell too you. As I said some don't think about things like that, and you may just get lucky to get a sign in memory of your friend. Never hurts to ask.
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^^^ She died a few years ago. The house will be for sale eventually. If I had the $$$ I would love to buy it. Room for 12 cars and a rarely used lift. I don't want a mortgage though. It's nice to have the house paid off and no debt to anyone except my wife for the '14 GT.
