donsrods
Well-known member
Nobody died, but this week I made a big decision. Dan and I went to the Street Rod Nationals in Tampa, and..............I sold my 23 T.
I started thinking about it a week ago because of several things. First of all, we are out of room in our shop and my 23 has been encroaching on Don's area for the past 3 years since I got it done. To work on his stuff he has to move it outside every time, and that isn't very fair to him. Secondly, how many roadsters does one person need? My 27 is almost done and I have had that car for over 20 years, so I would never part with it. Finally, my Honda daily driver is starting to become problematic............it has been flawless up until the last few months, but then everything started going bad on it. Time to replace it, and the money from the 23 will help out there.
It was a VERY hard decision, and Dan was trying to talk me out of it right up until it sold. Don, on the other hand, doesn't have the same attachment to his cars, and seems to get a new one every year or so. He understood why I had made this decision and supported it.
So, today we drove to Tampa in the T for the last time, and put a for sale sign on it. By 11:00 a guy called me and wanted to talk. He made me an offer, and it was just lower than I had in mind, so I had to say no. Then a guy comes walking up and says "I see what you are asking for the T, and you are WAY underpriced, your car is worth a whole lot more." (I couldn't have scripted it better if I had paid the guy. ) So the guy who offered me the money agreed to meet my price, and we shook hands. He paid me and is picking it up next week. Another guy came up and wanted to give me a deposit right there, but the first guy had already bought it. I prefer to keep the final price between me and the new owner, but he got a good car at a good price, and I was ok with my portion.
Driving home was kind of a happy yet sad affair. I know some people turn their cars over like dirty laundry, but I don't. I become very attached to these dumb steel toys, and surprised myself in even considering selling it.
But, as soon as my 27 is done (should take a few more weeks) I want to dig into the 29 RPU based on the body Dan gave me when his project took another direction. The Olds engine and TH 350 transmission are all built and ready to install, so I only need to get some of Dan and Dons time to crank out another frame so I can get this one going.
Sorry for the lengthy story, and thanks for reading it.
Don
I started thinking about it a week ago because of several things. First of all, we are out of room in our shop and my 23 has been encroaching on Don's area for the past 3 years since I got it done. To work on his stuff he has to move it outside every time, and that isn't very fair to him. Secondly, how many roadsters does one person need? My 27 is almost done and I have had that car for over 20 years, so I would never part with it. Finally, my Honda daily driver is starting to become problematic............it has been flawless up until the last few months, but then everything started going bad on it. Time to replace it, and the money from the 23 will help out there.
It was a VERY hard decision, and Dan was trying to talk me out of it right up until it sold. Don, on the other hand, doesn't have the same attachment to his cars, and seems to get a new one every year or so. He understood why I had made this decision and supported it.
So, today we drove to Tampa in the T for the last time, and put a for sale sign on it. By 11:00 a guy called me and wanted to talk. He made me an offer, and it was just lower than I had in mind, so I had to say no. Then a guy comes walking up and says "I see what you are asking for the T, and you are WAY underpriced, your car is worth a whole lot more." (I couldn't have scripted it better if I had paid the guy. ) So the guy who offered me the money agreed to meet my price, and we shook hands. He paid me and is picking it up next week. Another guy came up and wanted to give me a deposit right there, but the first guy had already bought it. I prefer to keep the final price between me and the new owner, but he got a good car at a good price, and I was ok with my portion.
Driving home was kind of a happy yet sad affair. I know some people turn their cars over like dirty laundry, but I don't. I become very attached to these dumb steel toys, and surprised myself in even considering selling it.
But, as soon as my 27 is done (should take a few more weeks) I want to dig into the 29 RPU based on the body Dan gave me when his project took another direction. The Olds engine and TH 350 transmission are all built and ready to install, so I only need to get some of Dan and Dons time to crank out another frame so I can get this one going.
Sorry for the lengthy story, and thanks for reading it.
Don
