The End of An Era…
Permalink | September 15, 2008 by John in Auto
…and an albatross flies from my neck. My 1973 Porsche 914 just left town on a trailer. Mike, the buyer, asked me how I felt about it, relieved or anxious. Honestly? I feel relieved. I bought the car in 1993 and maybe put 2-3000 miles on it, much of that the trip home from Helena to Fort Collins. I was elated, blissfully happy, for about a week and a half, scootin’ around town in my sexy black Porsche. I didn’t care that it had a VW engine in it. It looked good (pics circa 1995), it sounded good and god did it ever handle good. Like a go kart. The only thing that would’ve made it better is if I had gotten laid in the car. Back then I was slim enough and flexible enough to pull it off, too.
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Darth Vader’s Personal Ride
Permalink | August 28, 2008 by John in Art, Auto
And I’m talking about the old school badass choke your ass out from across the room Vader from 1977, not the pussified pining boy we saw in the prequels. Lamborghini Reventon Makes First Drive Straight to Meadow Brook Concours.
Fire Sale Update
Permalink | August 2, 2008 by John in Auto, Money
Well, it’s been a slow Fire Sale, but I finally sold the Jeep. I sold the 327 about a month ago. I had a buyer on the elliptical trainer in Billings but the resistance ramp wouldn’t go up so he wouldn’t buy it. If I can fix it he’ll consider buying it, and Gene offered to haul it to Billings. I’ve had a TON of interest (well, okay, about a dozen inquiries, but still…) in the Porsches but no takers. I’m pretty much resigned to parting them out this fall. I’ve set a tentative (and somewhat arbitrary) deadline for selling them of Labor Day. The good news is I’ll make a lot more money on them, but the bad news is of course it will be a lot more work.
I only have two decorations on my car…
Permalink | June 18, 2008 by John in Auto, Carolla
…but I have at least a 5 sticker road rage temper. Aggro Drivers More Likely To Have Bumper Stickers, Says Dude In Lab Coat (first heard on the Adam Carolla Radio Show, where I perked up after hearing my Alma Mater mentioned):
Psychologist William Szlemko of Colorado State University has been studying the aggressive-driving tendencies of those who personalize their cars with stickers, vanity plates, etc., and he claims that his study shows that the more personalized “territorial markers” on a car, the more aggressive its driver is likely to be.
In another news article they said it doesn’t matter if the stickers are peaceful (”Visualize World Peace,” “Free Tibet,” et al), the results were the same.
I have a Triumph sticker that has seen the ice scraper one too many times, and an embossed fish with “N’CHIPS” in the center.
Fire Sale
Permalink | June 13, 2008 by John in 2002 TBA, Auto, Mustang, ShelbyDakota
EVERYTHING MUST GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
With regards to my latest acquisition in the form of a Shelby Dakota, I’m not simply adding to my fleet. I’m reducing it, as well as some other possessions.
- Porsche 914 Project Cars
- 1975 Jeep Pickup SALE PENDING!
- 1967 Chevy 327 V8 longblock SOLD!
- NordicTrack CX998 Elliptical Trainer BROKEN!
I’ll sell the Golf as soon as I’m relatively certain the Dakota is healthy, tuned up and sorted out. I’m thinking late Summer. The gas prices will still be high and school will be starting. Prime selling time for a 4banger. I would sell the Ford drivetrain bits (302 V8, automatic and rearend) if I thought I could get anything for them. I might hang on to them because they are good spares for the Mustang.
No, I’m not selling the Mustang or the Triumph. The plan is to keep those two vehicles and the pickup. That’s it. If the Porsches or Jeep do not sell, I will consider parting them out. Heck, the Edelbrock 4bbl carb and intake in the Jeep is probably worth more than the whole truck.