Hi Clay -
The more you get into this hobby, the more you realize that there are lots
of nice FL cars out there ! You have to exercise restraint so that you only
get the cars you really want and can afford to restore in a reasonable
amount of time. Otherwise, you run into problems of storage, lack of $$ and
lack of time to restore them all. My friend, who has a decent amount of
money, has about 25 FL cars, most in need of restoration. And all of them
are desirable cars (58 Dodge Regal Lancer, 58 Ply conv, 58 300D conv, etc.).
Except he's had them for decades, with no sign that they are ever going to
be restored. Fortunately, he has them stored indoors. I say finish the 58
Ply before moving on to anything else.
Just my 1/50th of a dollar.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: <MyDeSoto@xxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] A question to the list....
> Hello all!
>
> I haven't written the list in a good long while, but have been keeping up
> with the discussions going on quite heavily. But now comes the time when I
> need the list members advice. I currently own a 58 Plymouth 4dr HT with
all
> the bells and whistles, and I am in the process of a pretty heavy
> restoration. Now here comes the question/dehlima: I have found a 56
Chrysler
> Windsor 4dr sedan not far from me in pretty decent shape with a good
amount
> of extra parts. The car is complete and solid and has a good amount of
> options (A/C, power brakes, power steering, etc..) I only have a one car
> garage and it is currently occupied by the 58. I don't have the funds
> available for a storage facility and the new addition would have to sit in
> the driveway, so..... MY question is, do I go ahead and get it with all
the
> good intentions of building this one as well, or do I pass it along to the
> list and let another have a go at it? I don't mean this to sound mean or
> vulgar, but would like some others opinions. I have always admired the
50's
> ChryCo cars, and would love to someday have a FIN-tastic collection of
> drivers, but not sure if I should tackle this one with so many other irons
in
> the fire (also restoring my daily driver, 72 Dodge Dart Swinger). Any help
is
> much appreciated!
>
> Have a safe and FINtastic weekend!
> Clay Wood
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