Also my carport cost $165.00 and all I had to do was put it up. > > From: <mopar413@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2005/11/01 Tue PM 10:32:24 EST > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Re: IML: Having to Get Rid of an Imperial > > > > Great come back. That was an excellent rebuke. Glad you had a cool head. My temper gets in the way sometimes. > > From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2005/11/01 Tue PM 03:48:42 EST > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: IML: Having to Get Rid of an Imperial > > > > I have multiple cars. > > > > Two are 1960's. One was a stripped shell and one was > > registered. the registered one is about the worst > > looking car on the planet, and it was registered > > mainly to allow title transfer and so forth. > > > > A neighbor complained about the shell car that was on > > my driveway - obviously being worked on and prepped > > for painting. I got a letter from the homeowners > > association about it. > > > > This was the same character that had written in about > > other people instead of working things out with them. > > > > I pulled my registered car out and parked it in front > > of his house for 71 hours at a time for a week. At > > the end of that time, I knocked on his door and > > introduced myself. We had a discussion about what the > > law will and won't allow. I asked him if he's be > > interested in me going out of my way to move my car > > back into the side yard and if maybe he could cut me > > some slack once I'd laid out the fact that I only had > > 3-6 more weeks of outside work to do. > > > > He decided that maybe me having my car on my own > > property wasn't as bad as me having my other car in > > front of his property. > > > > Find out what the ordinances are in your community. > > They are generally not so precise that they require > > only a $4000 solution, so start looking for a > > workaround if you still have the energy. > > > > Nothing is more satsifying than winning one like this. > > Take your time to understand what you're up against. > > The city should make all ordinances viewable. Also > > find out how they plan to enforce this. > > > > Good luck if you decide to work through this..... > > > > -Kenyon > > > > > > > Thanks to a neighbor, I am forced to get rid > > > of my 1957 Southampton. He complained about my car > > > to the city, its in my carport under a tarp. I was > > > told yesterday by a city representative, He has a > > > right not to have to look at my car, so I was told > > > by the city I had to put up an ornamental metal > > > gate, that can't be open to the street, (has to be > > > closed in, so he can't see my car). The gate they > > > want costs over $4000 to build and install, and I > > > don't have that kind of money for something that > > > will stay up only a year. Right now I don't have the > > > money for an attorney, and don't trust them anyway. > > > The real bitch is, if I had the engine in it, there > > > would be no problem, on how it looks. > > > It doesn't matter that he doesn't have grass > > > in his yard, the dirt is fine with the city. Even > > > though everybody else in the block has grass, > > > ....sorry I'm very mad right now!! > > > I have a 1957 Chrysler Imperial Southampton, > > > no drivetrain in it, the body is from Las Vegas and > > > has very little surface rust. Most of the chrome is > > > in good condition and the paint could be polished > > > up. It needs the interior redone. All the parts are > > > there and I do have extra parts for items, that need > > > repair or replacement. I need to get rid of this car > > > within 2 weeks so, I'm having to give it away. I'm > > > really mad at the city about that. If someone is > > > really interested let me know, otherwise, I'll have > > > to scrap it. It's a nice car but I can't keep it at > > > my house any more, thanks to my neighbor. > > > Thanks for any help, > > > Charles in Calif. > > > > > > Kenyon Wills > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. 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