From: "john g. photakis" <owlshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: owlshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] She Knew, I Didn't
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:49:07 -0500
She's a keeper, you are very lucky...
Avaneps@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Seasons Greetings, everyone...It's been a lot of fun looking at the
> stories...ours has a little different spin....Annie is an artist and I
went
> along with her to deliver a painting. While we were at the house she
told me
> I just had to see this car out back. It was covered (had been for 4
years)
> and when we checked it out I was amazed at the perfect restoration job -
> didn't recognize the car - a 55 Savoy P27. About a month later Annie
said the
> lady was going to sell the car. I volunteered to get it running for her
(got
> to support a patron of the arts) and that was when I really had a chance
to
> appreciated what she was, the craftsmanship that went into her, the
loving
> care and attention to every detail that was taken in the restoration.
The
> bodywork was flawless, she had been rewired, the interior was flawless
and
> the paint was flawless. We took out and acid washed the gas tank,
rebuilt the
> water pump and carb, flushed the radiator, did a tune, hooked up a
battery
> and VROOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM, she fired immediately, strong and clean.
> Another couple of months went by and I asked Annie, "What ever happend
to the
> "Emerald Forest" (that what we called her...the car was from Hawaii and
we
> loved the beautiful emerald green color of the paint ) and, in an
Academy
> Award performance she told me how the lady, tearfully, watched the car
drive
> away with 4 kids jumping up and down with lollypops on the flawless
interior.
> What a stinker! Annie is not known for keeping a secret, but she sure
did on
> this one!! A week or two later, on my birthday, Annie had an art opening
at
> Film Roman (The Simpsons) and she walks up to me with this ____ eating
grin
> and hands me the keys, "Happy Birthday, Honey!"
> She had been commissioned to do another painting and traded it for the
car!!
> As you can see, I am usually not at a loss for words, but I sure was
that
> night! It had been all detailed and was waiting in the parking lot!
Since
> then we have done just about everything to make her perfect, and would
not
> have any hesitation to drive her from California to New York and back!
Best
> wishes to all for a healthy, happy and prosperous Holiday Season.
> Joe and Annie, 55 Savoy P27
> ps...there is a pix on the 55 Plymouth web site....
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