Re: [Amc-list] Orange Wins

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Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside don't it :]

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

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From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> In 2006 or 2007 I sold a Big Bad Orange 1970 Javelin
> via an Ebay auction to a buyer in Illinois.  The guy
> had his 1970 Javelin which he bought in high school
> and which he was intending to restore.  He bought the
> orange car and one other car from the East Coast so
> that he would be sure to have enough good parts for
> the project.
> 
> The car which I subesequently sold him had been
> sitting in a desert junkyard near Barstow for many
> years.  It was sun bleached, with some broken glass
> and had over 100 pounds of sand in it when I found it.
>  I hauled it home and cleaned it up some for the
> auction, but the 304 V8 was too full of sand for me to
> even consider trying to start it.  I described the
> vehicle honestly in the Ebay auction and it sold
> readily, but I was concerned that when the buyer
> received the car, he would be disappointed.  In fact,
> the buyer was very satisfied when he received the car
> because of it's rust free condition.
> 
> Last night I received an email from the buyer saying
> that the orange car would used as the base vehicle for
> the project and not his old high school car after all.
>  I feel rewarded because I was able to rescue that car
> and find a home for it and now I'm doubly grateful
> that the car itself will have new life, and not just
> be used for parts.  These old cars aren't living
> beings but it still feels good to save one when you
> can.
> 
> Joe Fulton
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