O.K., maybe a couple. First, I realized I hadn't posted much (or anything) about project progress. Mainly because I have made exactly zero progress aside from totally finishing my 4th of July deck project, and buying the O.S.B. for the garage. There went some space.
Second, I remembered a nearly forgotten anniversary. On the third of December,1994, I bought my '78 Monte. I was going to post memories of the car during the rebuild of the car, but it's just too freaking cold in the garage right now. And, I can't seem to sell my other frame. I just can't do a whole lot until I get more room in there. Anyway, back to the memories. Maybe they'll serve as motivation.....
Not much of anything went right that day 12 years ago. I had to work late. Therefore, I didn't get to do the "right" things when going to look at this car. I broke probably every single rule in the book when it comes to buying. I looked at it after dark. Never haggled on the price. Test drove it maybe the equivalent of 2 city blocks. I never "slept on it" for a day or two. No mechanic buddy of mine checked it out. I should have been scared of it by the seller's statements and actions. But I was drawn to it. My dad had worked with the seller, but even he'd never seen it before. I knew nothing at all about the car, but I had burning cash just begging to be out of my wallet.
The first thing I did after eyeballing it's body lines (driver's side only, actually) by using my dad's car headlights (looked straight from 60 feet....must've been good), was to open the door and find no dome light. I did, however find a flashlight and 3 (!!!!) sheets of paper (front and back) listing every single detail that the seller knew about the car. He listed the age of the battery, the fact that it needed new brakes, a fresh antifreeze flush for the winter, and even the small matter that the heater only worked on high (who needs low heat in Wisconsin anyway??).
He said he'd been buying, selling and trading cars for nearly 30 years. The price was a firm $400. Cash only. I should have watched "Christine" before going. LOL! I was hooked by this car like no other car I've ever owned. It just feels right. I can't explain it, and I don't even want to try. On the bright side, my wife understands, and encourages it. By now, most women probably would have had it hauled out of the garage so they could park inside. Not my wife. We fell in love in this car, I proposed in this car, and have been sitting with it taking space in the garage for 7 years now. There's no turning back now. I've been had.......
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