Goodbye John

Lee sold the 1954 GMC truck he rebuilt on eBay.  The new owner is from Flint, Michigan.  He arranged for a guy with a truck hauler to come by and pick it up.

 

Lee met him at a nearby school parking lot.  He would never get up our driveway.

 

They loaded the truck and off it goes to an alpaca farm.  The truck hauler had been asked to let the new owner know if the truck was as advertised.  He called him up and raved about it.  Said he was getting a good deal.  He did!

 

And even as it drove away, Lee was already planning his next purchase.

 

Of course he still has the 1974 Camaro that is almost finished.  Then when that one sells, I imagine he will find a need to replace that one, too.

1974 Camaro

 
We got the 1974 Camaro that Lee has been rebuilding back from the paint shop recently.  Now the car is almost finished.  There are a few things Lee is going to work on.  Something to do with the shock absorbers and some minor cosmetic details.

 

He put in a much bigger Pontiac engine, so this car should be able to get the new owner plenty of speeding tickets.  Just so you know, anything 25 MPH over the speed limit will get you jail time in Virginia.  Not a just fine or community service, but jail time.  You might get fines and community service on TOP of jail.  So speed elsewhere.  Or just go 20 MPH over the limit.  That should be enough for a thrill.  There are places on 81 where you can go 70, so 90 miles should feed your need for speed.

 

By no means am I advocating speeding.  But a powerful engine can also get you out of trouble on a road where you have to merge quickly.  Getting around a truck and up a hill with power to spare is pretty cool, too.

 

Plus, you can look GOOD in your powerful and sporty Camaro.  Check out that red.  The front seats have been recovered and everything looks great inside, too.

 

I hope he doesn't sell it too soon.  I think it will be fun to go to a few car shows and just go out for breakfast in our fancy Camaro.

But no speeding please.  I outgrew that thrill a long time ago.

Sold! maybe

Lee had the truck listed on eBay and it sold!  The first time no one bid above the reserve, so this time he had it as a "buy it now price" and it sold!

 

The new owner is in Oklahoma and we are not driving it there.  He must arrange for shipping.  But there are a lot of scams on eBay, so it isn't sold until we see the full price.   He has placed a deposit, so we will hold it for him until he makes the shipping arrangements.

 

I think Lee is pretty excited.  He wasn't sure he would ever make his money back on the truck.  He sold it for about what he has into it.  Assuming you don't count the many hours of work.  So I guess the work was the fun part.  And taking it to a few car shows.

 

And now he gets some money to buy a new car he has an eye on. 

 

Of course he is still working on the 1974 Camaro.  The carburetor is at a shop to be rebuilt. We are waiting on that and then it needs paint and a few tweaks.  Then maybe we will sell that and Lee can have only ONE car to be rebuilt in the shop!

What do you think we should paint it?  Red?  Black?