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Who is going to fix it?

50 messages,  Last post on Jun 08, 2010 at 8:19 AM

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#41 of 50 Re: Who is going to fix it? [fintail] by texases

Apr 05, 2010 (6:31 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 05, 2010 6:22 pm)
"but I'd be so rich I wouldn't care "
 
Isn't that the fuel behind all the nuttiness at auctions? $$ don't really matter at those levels. When watch auctions attract tens of thousands of dollars for what is just a watch (however nice), you know no logic applies...

#42 of 50 Re: Who is going to fix it? [texases] by fintail

Apr 05, 2010 (6:34 pm)

Replying to: texases (Apr 05, 2010 6:31 pm)
Watch those B-J auctions from back in the bubble years to see that, indeed. Those with more money than they know what to do with.

#43 of 50 Re: Who is going to fix it? [fintail] by isellhondas

Apr 06, 2010 (8:19 am)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 05, 2010 6:22 pm)
Well, you can get your money back but probably not!

#44 of 50 Re: Who is going to fix it? [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 06, 2010 (9:41 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 06, 2010 8:19 am)
Like the guy who paid $110,000 for a restored Austin Healey 3000 last week? It's a superb resto, better than new and all that, but still -----you put that car for sale on the Internet and you'd be lucky to pull $85K seems to me.

#45 of 50 Re: Who is going to fix it? [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

Apr 06, 2010 (8:10 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 06, 2010 9:41 am)
I have a good customer who has two 3000 Healys that have been restored.
 
 These cars have been restored, these aren't 100 point cars nor are they Trailer Queens. They are both drop dead georgous and only a real professional judge could nitpick them. They will jump in one of them and think nothing of driving to San Diego from Seattle and back.
 
If they get a tiny rock chip it isn't the end of the world.

#46 of 50 Re: Who is going to fix it? [isellhondas] by andre1969

Apr 07, 2010 (5:26 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 06, 2010 8:10 pm)
If they get a tiny rock chip it isn't the end of the world.
 
That's the main reason I'm a bit reluctant to get my DeSoto repainted. Right now, if it got a chip here or a scratch there, I'm not going to have a fit over it. But once I got it repainted, I'm afraid it would worry me to death.
 
I wonder though...once I get the car back from the mechanic, since the seats will be re-done, should I get some of those clear plastic covers for them like what old people put on their furniture?

#47 of 50 JC Whitney Dropped Old Car parts Years Ago by martian

Jun 07, 2010 (3:00 pm)

JC dropped their old car parts lines years ago..I remember looking at thier catalogs, and wondering how many carburators for a 1936 Ford they sold...or brake drums for a '55 Peugeot!
I wonder if their business decision reflects the fact that there just isn't any interest in these old heaps anymore? Meaning that the guys who liked these cars are in nursing homes (or graveyards).

#48 of 50 Re: JC Whitney Dropped Old Car parts Years Ago [martian] by lemko

Jun 08, 2010 (5:55 am)

Replying to: martian (Jun 07, 2010 3:00 pm)
Heck, I recall seeing replacement grilles for 1940s Pontiacs, Chevrolets, Fords, and Buicks in the J C Whitney catalog back in the 1970s.

#49 of 50 Re: JC Whitney Dropped Old Car parts Years Ago [lemko] by texases

Jun 08, 2010 (6:25 am)

Replying to: lemko (Jun 08, 2010 5:55 am)
You used to pretty much be able to build a Model A (at least the sheet metal) from parts in some of the older JCW catalogs, IIRC.

#50 of 50 Re: JC Whitney Dropped Old Car parts Years Ago [texases] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 08, 2010 (8:19 am)

Replying to: texases (Jun 08, 2010 6:25 am)
That's the problem---you can STILL build a Model A from catalogs, and the parts are way better than JC's stuff. A lot of JC parts were pretty cheesy (speaking from experience). I remember once ordering a headlight rim for my 49 Chevy coupe and it felt like it had been made from an Italian TV dinner tray.

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