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On 2004-07-06 12:41, tim1859 wrote:
Think how many cars we think are cool now went to the crusher in better condition than the ones on that page![img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img]

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Tim,

We used to have a flatbed car hauler truck back in the '70s and supported our racing habit by hauling cars to the crusher for about $30 a ton. I won't EVEN mention how many Starliners, Sunliners plain Galaxies, Mustangs, Fairlanes, Comets, Thunderbirds, etc, etc. that met their fate by getting scrunched back then...[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] But at the time, all they were were 10-20 year old beaters we bought for 15 bux at the most apiece.

I dunno.... I know some of the younger guys/gals won't agree, but the 'Old Cars in Barns' site nor cars sitting in fields that I can't buy don't bother me a bit. Everybody has a right to do as they will with their personal property, so who am I to bitch that they're not doing what I wish they were? It just makes me prouder of the few I've been able to save. I even let a decent '65 Mustang coupedeteriorate outside for about 15 years myself. I saved it for my daughter and me to fix up, but finances, time and other stuff got in the way. I finally didn't have a place to store her and sold the 'Stang as a parts car to a restorer. Wish I'd not let it happen, but.....

Jan