Thanks Dan but, nuts...kind of a sad story(?) If nothing else I'd guess you made a little coin on the sale

 

I know exactly how you feel Dan. I can hardly bring myself to drive the R for the fear of a wreck. It may not be worth more than a new 5.0, but it's rarity makes it kind of sacred.

 

Drive the cars!

My dad has driven his totally restored 1910 Model T over 20,000 miles since he finished it. That's a lot of driving at like 20 mph. I drive it once a year for a hundred miles and while I don't like dealing with the people who turn absolutely crazy driving around it to take pics, it still is a joy to drive.

That said even he has a trailer queen. His '32 Ford Woodie Station Wagon took him 35 years to restore and it is not a driver since it's so nice. I'd guess it has 5 miles on it now. He thinks there are maybe a couple of dozen left. He is doing another ground up restoration on a '32 Ford 5 Window to be a driver instead.

 

Lol, I know right!?! Glad to see you in here though!

Deysha

 

Yeah, it is a bit sad i agree, but in the end, i'm happy i sold it and gave someone else the opportunity to maybe enjoy it more than i did. All i know is he ( the buyer) doesn't drive it much more either. Oh well.....
Got nice money for it, it was on e-bay for 10 days and i had about 5 serious buyers lined up to come and pick it up with trailers. They didn't meet my reserve during auction, but all wanted to stike a deal off e-bay. Get this, 3 US buyers ( New-Jersey, Buffalo and St-Louis ), 1 guy from Vancouver and the other from around here. I gave the local guy priority, but it took him 2 weeks to come up with the money. I was in no hurry, and he finally stepped up to the plate like promised. That Mach was his dream come true and he got it.

How much mileage have you got on the R don !

Here are a few more pics:

 

^^^

 

+1000 That was one sweet looking ride Dan.

 

Thx guys, proud to say i did it myself , but never again...way too much work.