Out of the Shadows -
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:26 pm
I got a call the other day from a lady looking to sell her late husband's 1966 Datsun 1600 Roadster-- "...would you be interested in something like this?" she asked... the car had been parked in 1992, and had not been out of the garage since... of course, I said Yes and arrangements were made to see the car the next day.
After work, I headed over to a small, dark garage, she handed me the keys, and told me to take a look... As the door creaked open, I wondered what might be waiting for me. With some reluctance, the garage door opened, and there sitting on four flat tires was this:
Dirty, dusty, but remarkably complete, I looked deeper... (hmmm. 67.5 badging on the tail light panel, but no crash evidence... what people do!)
"Tell me your secrets" I thought-- wondering the who, what, where, when, why it was parked. Floors were solid, a repaint, but the body holes remained, but alas, no pile of trim in the corners of the garage. The interior was musty, with evidence of mice, and spiders, but the dashboard only showed one small crack on the underside of the corner...
Under the hood showed a light tap in the nose at one point in it's life, and more of the required mouse turds, a little grungy, and tired, but was otherwise complete:
Yep, this one is coming home-- and after some negotiating, a number was settled that we were both happy with... she was coming home!
After work, I headed over to a small, dark garage, she handed me the keys, and told me to take a look... As the door creaked open, I wondered what might be waiting for me. With some reluctance, the garage door opened, and there sitting on four flat tires was this:
Dirty, dusty, but remarkably complete, I looked deeper... (hmmm. 67.5 badging on the tail light panel, but no crash evidence... what people do!)
"Tell me your secrets" I thought-- wondering the who, what, where, when, why it was parked. Floors were solid, a repaint, but the body holes remained, but alas, no pile of trim in the corners of the garage. The interior was musty, with evidence of mice, and spiders, but the dashboard only showed one small crack on the underside of the corner...
Under the hood showed a light tap in the nose at one point in it's life, and more of the required mouse turds, a little grungy, and tired, but was otherwise complete:
Yep, this one is coming home-- and after some negotiating, a number was settled that we were both happy with... she was coming home!
not for awhile though, lots of customer projects ahead of it...