re: a old flame (AMX) & spelin contest

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I sent this to the seller of my old AMX: (off ebay)

Question from eddiestakes
                               Hi folks, that is one of my old cars, sold
it to a fellow in Houston in I believe 1988(?) and he drove it home to Red
Lodge, MT. Nice little car, was a good driver, I had painted it and put a
incorrect 70 C stripe on it. This would be a really good starter AMX for
someone, was surprised to see it on ebay, can't remember who I sold it to,
that was many years ago, and have had 302 AMXs and Javelins since then. I
probably have some written records on the car, still remember who I bought
it from; the Kingerys in Deer Park, TX! Feel free to use any of the
production figures off my website if you think it will help sell the vehicle
and good luck in the auction. Eddie Stakes' Planet Houston AMX
www.planethoustonamx.com


Received this back: (nice to see that some people reply to 'ask seller a
question on ebay')
"Message from eBay MemberHi,
I sold the car and forwarded your information to the buyer.  Kind of a small
world.  It had sat in that guys driveway in Red Lodge for quite a few years
and I finally when over an bought it a couple years ago.  I'm more into
Mopars so I never did get at it but hopefully this guy will bring it back to
life
Thanks
Tom"

As for spelling; I won't even go there, and it don't affect whether I will
bid on something or not. In this case, it simply appears the seller wanted
the vehicle to go to a good home, hopefulyl it will. I don't use spell check
(and it's hidden somewhere in this computer(s) here) and used to annoy the
nuns 30+ years ago with ect. Not sure what ect. is, but just how I spell it
all these years. Sort like seeing any tv program telling you MORE coming up.
"we will be back with MORE" in a moment. Wake me up with MORE! Anyone who
has ever bothered to read my crap knows I commonly mispell wichc in some
configuration. No, I don't have time to go back and re read everything I
might type or write as more important things to do. It is "which" but
fingers sometimes go faster than mind, vise versa, and many times....just
tired, long day, kids screaming, whatever.

Some are apologetic over their use of english, got this today:

"HI Eddie
I hope you understand my bad english anyway,
As I have mentioned to you dozen of SC was imported to Sweden as new
and one of these I imported to Finland."

And if Wolfgang in Germany is still on here, he sent me this:

notiocho@xxxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Propierti Hornet 1975
realname: Sauel Carlos Guillén
text: Necesito que me digan si tienen distribuidor en El Paso,  Texas,
porque necesito unas refacciones.- Gracias

To which our favorite German AMC fellow replied:
"Hola Sauel,
no soy un vendedor, sólo me gustan los coches de AMC. Si necesitas
partes de recambio para tu Hornet, llama Eddie Stakes de Houston,
Texas. Lo tiene un almacén de repuestos y contactes con otros fanes y
vendedores en tuyo región. Yo estoy en Munich, Alemania, por eso no
puedo ayudarte mucho en encontrar partes.
Lo siguiente es de la página web <URL:http://www.planethoustonamx.com/  "

Of which was forwarded to me by Wolfgang, to whihc <look< I axed (you spell
it axed a question no?)
From: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Mauricio Jordán Márquez rambler_hunter_amx_282@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fw: Propierti Hornet 1975
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 19:08:30 -0500
What the hell is he saying?"

To which my friend in Mexico replied:
"Hi Eddie,
Here is the complete translatio.
Take care.
'Hi Sauel,
I am not a vendor, I only like the cars of AMC. If you need replacement
parts for your Hornet, call Eddie Stakes from Houston, Texas. He has a
warehouse of parts and contacts with other fans and vendors from your
region. I am in Munich, Germany that is why I can't help you a lot in
finding parts. The following is the webpage of Eddie Stakes:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com  "

So while I know spanish, someone in El Paso, TX, 900 miles west of me,
is/was looking for Hornet parts. Ironically they ended up in Germany, then
back to Texas, then to the west Mexican costs, then back to Texas. Not good
english, not good spanish. Message got thru however loud and clear
eventually.

I did let the fellow in El Paso I have a complete, running, driving, 
stopping, 74 Hornet Sportabout wagon for sale for $575 also:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4561296222&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAS:US:3
As while it sold, the fellow backed out (with my ok) when he found out too 
much to ship it to where hurricane Ophelia is now hitting on east coast. So 
it is still for sale! Good little car!
And for John I have added a new description for my 74 Hornet Sportabout for 
sale:
""It needs toally restored but it is a good starter car.
The motor looks like the original 258 and it no has the AMC
factory aluminum intake.  It ran when I stored this a few
years ago but it needs rebuilt. It start NOW with battery.
The interior is complete but it also needs totally restored:
only carpet, and driver seat from my big ass. It no has a 4 speed and
3.23 posi.  Also not included is 4 factory rally wheels." :~))>>

Anyhows, anyone interested in the Hornet, email me, I need to move it or 
part it out, too good to part out however even though it is worth more in 
parts than whole. And good to see the old flame in MT find a good home, lets 
encourage these folks, not everyone can be a spelling bee champ like me, hee 
hee. (true story CCPS spelling bee champ late 1960's, axe me a word)
Eddie Stakes