Wellllllllll.

If you look at my sig you realize that I do get enough toys.

The problem is she is getting tired of me going out and buying 'projects'.

My first project was a 1963 Ford Thunderbird, a rare optioned car with the Principality of Monaco option (only 2k made, less than 200 still around). I bought the car as a project then realized how bad the unibody was and had to part it out. She was pretty good about that one.

My second 'project' was a 1961 Ford Thunderbird. It sat in some guys garage for 15 years. I of course had to take a train and then attempt to drive this thing all the way from central California to Olympia Washington. Suprisingly I made it up. The wife took one look at it and smacked me (literally) upside my head. The interior looked like someone took a chain saw to it, it had that beautiful maaco paint job over original paint that was literally peeling on the way home. The brakes were essentially shot, the engine leaked oil everywhere, the car smelled like a family of racoons died in it and judging from the left rear leaf spring obviously the guy who owned the car before me was one of those guys that needed a bar of soap on a stick to wash his ***. It of course turned into another parts car.

Then came the 65 Fairlane, which I still own. I found this beauty in autotrader for a cheap price of 1600 dollars. I picked it up for 1100 and promised the wife that she would just be a commuter. One engine rebuild, tranny rebuild, front end complete job, disc brake conversion, strip, paint, interior, upgrade to a 4bbl carb and intake, and a whole lotta **** later (over 10K in cash) I have the car about 80% percent where I want it. I of course don't drive it much anymore because gas is too expensive. Every time my wife looks at the car she glares at me.

I won't even discuss my current 62 T-bird. I have promised no more fiddling with this thing until after grad school.

Now there is the white elephant as my wife calls the RX7. I of course told her it is just a commuter car, I won't do anything to it. She of course called me a big flucking liar right off the bat. I was honest when I told her that. Then I go to a NW RX7 meet and the guys start telling me all the crap I can do to it. Hell I don't even know what a bridgeport is but it sound cool. I can't wait until I start flunking with this car. I will keep one promise, no major upgrades until after grad school. Still, if she catches me on e-bay looking at parts for that thing one more time she is going to tear me a new one.

 

Speaking of your sig, I think you have them listed in wrong order. The irritated wife *should* be listed first. At least that way, when she sees it, she'll think she is at the top of your list.......................

We all already know you are at the top of her Sh*t list, with all those projects. LOL.

For some reason, my ex thought the only "project" I needed, was her low mileage 1970 Maverick. Everytime I fixed it, she would tear something else up on the dern thing. As long as I kept her outta it, it was the most dependable car ever.

 

why you think im in such a hurry to buy one?

i get married in a month.

 

I can hear it now......
THAT car has to go!!!!!!!

I had that car before I had you, and will have it after you're gone, if that's what it takes........

 

when we're married, i cant buy crap.. so im getting my toy ahead of time. it will last me 2-3 years while i restore it.

 

70 Maverick huh? You know, with the right mods that car could really roar. A 302 crate motor (maybe a 347 stroker) paired with a 4 speed toploader could really make that car sing.

My grandfather had a 'grabber' model. Pretty quick car, wasted on an 80 year old man. Ford really screwed up with that car, they could have turned it into a Nova killer but instead let the thing turn to ****.

I'm trying to be a good boy. She caught me two weeks ago just as I was about to bid on a toploader to dump into the Fairlane. Now I just rebuilt the C4 but after driving the 5speed in the elph I decided the maroon goon (as I call her) needed some shifting love.

I didn't bid. She's not home right now though

 

2 hours left on that decent 1979!

bid is only at $1025....

 

Cool, from what I saw, it would be well worth that, and then some.

 

9 mins left.. lokos like black rabbit will get it for $1025.. now thats a steal... when i had a bid, i thought i wanted an SA.. but then i realized i wanted an 81-85 range.

 

ahhahahah someone sniped rabbit in last minute!! im very releived.. i was worried rabbit would retract in last min and i'd get stuck with it.. now i can relax and slow down my search again.

 

What is the number pad deally under the radio? I've never seen one of those before.

 

factory driving computer

 

you guys are doing somthing wrong.


My Wife has more cars then me. And I have a LOT

 

That was a good deal; it went for 1200+. I would have bid it up if I had seen it early enough since it's clean looking and close to home. Sorry I missed it. Oh well, I'm down to 3 7s.

B