Re: Buy vs. Build

[Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep Ron, There sure is a Beatles song like that. I believe Ringo was the 
lead singer and the lyric goes "Will you still need me, Will you still feed 
me, When I'm sixty-four?" I should know because I've been singing it to my 
younger wife since my 64th birthday last November.

Well I'm retired and now have the time (but no money) and although I've been 
doing what I can to work on  my own cars since I was a teenager I just can't 
do it anymore. Just keeping them clean has become a pain. Literally, I'm 
scheduled for lower back surgery at the end of this month. If the surgery 
goes ok I've decided I'd like to have a 4-speed again before I go to that 
great highway in the sky so I'm thinking of selling or trading my 63 Fury 
convert for a 4-speed Mopar. But one thing for sure, it will be a turnkey 
car and no more project vehicles. I just want something I can drive. I go to 
a lot of cruises and shows and half the fun is getting there. Don't get me 
wrong I admire anyone who still works on there own cars, Been there and done 
that but I just can't do it anymore. Although I have to agree with a couple 
of the other comments, there's no such thing as a done car. There's always 
something to fix or upgrade or that you want to do to make it your own.

Dan

"If you see my car on a trailer please call 911, It's being stolen"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Crossley" <rcrossley@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mopar list" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: RE: Buy vs. Build


> Hi all -
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> I'd like to present the other side of the argument. There was a time I 
> loved nothing more than getting my hands dirty building and fixing cars. 
> Back in the day I could probably have built a big block MOPAR blindfolded. 
> But I've done enough of that in my life that the fun has worn out. Now I 
> much prefer to drive the cars. And besides, at this stage in my life(I'm 
> 64 - wasn't there a Beatles song something like that?) I have more spare 
> money than I have spare time. I don't even have time to drive my cars as 
> much as I'd like. I think it's great that some like to build cars. Frankly 
> if they didn't I wouldn't be able to buy them. But to me building isn't 
> fun any more but driving still is.
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> Obviously just my opinion but there are definitely two sides to this 
> question.
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> Ron
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> '64 Sport Fury  440/727
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> '63 Sport Fury  383/727


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