You know what they say... "It's easier to beg for forgiveness than to
ask for permission!"
Gary McCormick
'70 2000 (Hangar Queen)
San Jose, CA
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Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> Oh, don't tell Mary first about any finds. Bring it home, tell her, and then
> offer the car to the rest of us!
>
> Fred
>
> >Subject: Minnesota sure ain't San Francisco
> >Author: CalSpeed@aol.com at ~ctl-internet-po
> >Date: 4/13/99 11:48 AM
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >You want to hear about old car finds...? Well listen to this! As many of
> >you know I am a Fireman/EMT for the San Francisco Fire Dept. I visit many
> >homes in the City when the sick dial 911.
> >
> >Just two days ago, Sunday I went into a house where a neighbor reported
> >seeing smoke. We did a quick inspection of his house and it turned out to be
> >just an old paper burner that was so prevalent when these house were new in
> >the 30's-40's. Well, the guy that lived here was an older man in his 80's or
> >so. Sort of a hermit. His house was an absolute mess! Paper everywhere!
> >Well, those are the best ones to take a peek into the garage! For fire
> >safety reasons of course!
> >
> >What did I see? A cherry 60's Chevy Malibu half under the covers with
> >newspapers and ...... you name it piled on top. He also had another car in
> >the back that was fully covered. It was very large but I didn't uncover that
> >one.
> >
> >This is not an uncommon story. I know of several guys that have bought cars
> >sitting in garages. One in particular was a beautiful and original first
> >year Mustang. Got it for less that $1500.00.
> >
> >I am waiting my turn patiently. One day, lurking in the garage of some
> >ex-hippie is a Good Looking Datsun. And there are many ex-hippies out here.
> >And when I find it you will be the second to hear about it. Of course I'll
> >have to run it by Mary first. ;>)
> >
> >Michael "Calspeed" Carion
> >67.5 SRL311-000248 Solex
> >San Francisco, Ca
> >
> >BTW... did I mention the guy that found an early 60's Land Rover? Wow!
> >
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