Corvette Boat

75 Tique wrote: Gary, I'm guessing that car isnt around any more and I'm guessing you wish it was. Right before I started driving, my dad sold his 1969 British Racing Green, convertible GTO. That stings.

My brother sold his 68 GTO convertable that he bought new, last year. Same color.

My Dad had a 50's T-Bird back when it was not so apparent that they would become the collectible that they now are.
He jokes about thinking that when he got the same amount (selling it) that he bought it for years after he bought it, he was really making out great.
Now, of course it's not funny! I think the amount was something in the $2,000 to $2,500 range!

Gary,

I kid my boss regularly (he's a good sport) because he (probably back in his 20's), in about 1973 sold his aging '66 Mustang to buy this hot new 302 equipped Mercury Comet. Woo Woo!

I've kidded him so much over the years. He finally bought a '65 Stang here now in his mid 50's from a friend.

Unrelated to the topic, a pretty cool thing about this Mustang is that it belonged to the brother of the artist (some may recognize) "Lee Teter" who did the "Reflections" painting of the Vietnam vet leaning on the Vietnam memorial wall. Lee had sand blasted a nice picture of two horses (Mustangs) up on their hind legs sort of sparring or whatever in the rear window (takes up the whole window pretty much). It was when Lee was much younger. We've wondered if that glass might not be worth as much or more than the collectible car some day!