--- Roger Howard <rdhoward@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > I read in Cars and Parts magazine that Dr. Art > Burrichter, formerly of Florida, more recently of > Iowa, a big collector and seller of old cars, has > died. I remember seeing his name in Hemming's Motor > News on high-end cars for sale since the 70's. I > wonder if he had 'groomed' anyone to take his place. > > He has a 58 Plymouth 2 dr wagon project on his > website right now. I seem to remember references to younger Burrichters, most likely his sons, as alternate contacts in some of his fullpage ads. It also seems to me he spent half the year in Iowa and half the year in Florida for most of the time I followed his ads. Seems that he didn't have MoPar stuff all the time, but he seemed to always have at least three or four exceptional Oldsmobiles, usually a couple nice Buicks as well. I also remember drooling over that 500-original-mile '56 Packard Executive 2drHt he had a few years ago, notable not only for being the nearest thing to a new Packard out there but also for being a special order with the Caribbean engine backed by a 3spd/OD... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Calendars are still available. Don't miss the chance to get yours now! Details for ordering may be found at: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2002/index.html
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