Re: [AMC-List] Charity AMX

["Savage, Pete" <PSavage@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank,

If you are willing to pay for the diesel I will volunteer to transport the car from WI to Tom's house in Mass...

I don't have the time to help work on it, but I can sign up for a road trip.  It has been a while since
I went on one and...

Maybe someone could meet me half way, say the Ohio border...

Peter


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From: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx [mailto:amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of farna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:16 PM
To: tbenvie@xxxxxxxxxxx; AMC-List
Subject: [AMC-List] Charity AMX

Tom, yes, the car has stalled in Wisconsin. The main reason I've let it go for a while is the body shop with the car has been doing a superb job AND a lot of work -- that and I've been away in Afghanistan until a week ago. It NEEDS to move this year!! I HAVE been beating the bushes to get another club/group/individual to take the car and complete the interior and the exterior/mechanical miscellaneous items that still need attention.

It saddens me to think that no one wants to do any work on the car in that area of the country. There are groups in the mid west, supposedly, and I contacted a few individuals who were going to "bring it up" at meetings. I never heard back. It was only through the monumental efforst of David DeLabio in Racine that the car didn't get stranded in Wisconsin. We lucked out really -- Zion auto body has done top notch work! They found where the car had been in a wreck and it wasn't fully repaired but patched over -- the right rocker was bent in about 1/8" making the quarter tough to fit. Rather than patch it back up to look right they straightened everything properly. We couldn't have got better body work, but I'm sure they are ready to move the car by now.

I have to tell you, I'm, pissed off at the mid west AMC enthusiasts in general. I know there are some who would have liked to take it but don't have shop/garage space for the car. But you'd think someone in the mid west would be able to do something. This isn't an AIM magazine project, though I have been sponsoring it, it was/is an AMC community project. But there are a few people I haven't contacted directly yet. Jock Jocewicz is one of them. I had planned on doing just that, then Dave located Zion Auto Body and they agreed to do all the body work. You reading this Jock? Drop me an e-mail or call me (anyone interested in taking the car for work) at 302-233-4925.

This is the LAST CALL for someone to winter the car and get some work done. The car was rougher than we (those who conceived the project) expected, and there have been a few bumps along the way, but there's no reason it should have taken this long. If I can't get anyone interested, the car will go back to Tom in the next few weeks. He shouldn't have to do as much work as it needs to get finished. I don't think it can get completed in time for the winter auction, but it could be completed for spring.

So, barring someone actually taking the car for at least SOME more work, is there anyone on the list willing to assist with transporting it to Tom's home near Boston? Yes, there are some funds left. If anyone can get a discounted rate or transport the car for expenses that would be  preferred to having a transportation company do it. Give me a couple weeks to beat a few more bushes. I just got back home from Afghanistan -- haven't had time to do anything yet!

See what's needed and what's been done at http://www.mattsoldcars.com/charityamx/index.html.
The last report was almost a year ago, but the car hasn't just been sitting at Zion. They have continued working on the body as time permits and completed more of the work they started. I haven't heard from Dave since I got back in the country, but will be contacting him for an update (just called and left a message, and sent an e-mail!). If all went as planned it should be painted and mainly need interior work now.


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