Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Sold My Gremlin

[harold losey <strlcuckoo_46@xxxx>]

Eddie,

Wish we had a tranny man like yours here in Wichita Falls area as I have four Amc autos that need to be checked out and refurbished/relaced and each will probably run me closer to 750/900$$.

Glad to hear you are back among the gainfully employed.

                              Hal

Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxx> wrote:

> I had two people interested in this car after it came off ebay, and one sent
> me a deposit on it already, the car will stay in Texas, actually McKinney,
> TX, north of Dallas, the buyer will tow dolly it up there when it is paid in
> full.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2477722585&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAS:US:3
> I took $2000 for this monster, and dropped the price due to it being a
> father who wants to get his son interested in old cars, specifically AMC.
> Good to see some people bringing up their kids right! Oh, I get to keep my
> Cragars too, but will toss in a brand new set of tires.
>
> But not the first time I have sold a car to a father/son, that is neat as
> the kids are the future of this small
> hobby. I would rather drop price on a
> AMC and gamble the car might get beat up, than see a kid buy a ricer.
> Luckily many of the 'kids' and by that I mean under 21, have taken a real
> liking to the cars and there is nothing like pride of ownership to keep them
> working on it, improving it, detailing it, and most of all, keeping them
> interested in the project.
>
> I've often griped about all the kids that end up in gangs, drop out of
> school, and get in trouble. If we just took a tiny fraction of the vehicles
> in our disposable society that end up in junkyards and crushed, and donated
> them to say, schools, or young people to keep them interested and 'off the
> streets' where they could easily be influenced and get in trouble. But so
> many old cars are simply shitcanned and I have always thought that if just a
> smidgen of these were donated to high schools, ot even individual kids, they
> not only learn a trade, but will take pride in what they are doing
> and stay
> out of trouble......
>
> So that is another AMC sold, recent ones I have unloaded are 79 Concord DL
> $300; 68 AMX 390 $950; 74 Matador coupe $580; 71 Matador/sale is pending for
> $2650, so I can have my driveway back. Still have for sale also 74 Hornet
> Sportabout $500; 69 SC/Rambler wagon $3800; 74 Bricklin AMC360 Car #216
> $2500; 82 Eagle SW $1200 although I might pull that one from sale since I am
> working again, hell, might pull the Brick and Rambler from sale also. The 72
> Ambassador SST SW is currently getting a brand new 727 in it, shuold be
> ready this week, have a good trannie man in Houston who rebuilds my trannies
> and does all the work like pulling them out, for $500. Any of you interested
> let me know, will pass on his number, also any of you want bumpers triple
> plate show chrome, I have a deal worked out with a local rechroming place,
> $225 a bumper, otherwise if you walk in they are $350, but I tell you, they
> do awesome work
> and many of the bumpers can be seen on my showcars and
> others in this area for many years, they simply do the best work out of the
> 5 rechroming places here.
>
> See ya'll,
> Eddie Stakes
> www.planethoustonamx.com
>
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