You have Stu Hilborns original streamliner? Wow, I missed that the first
time through. Tell us more.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim cunha" <tfc1932@hotmail.com>
To: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <kturk@ala.net>; <edvs@uswest.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: Car Sickness
> This is something my wife wishes were not so....I am a car junkie. i
counted
> out almost 10 years ago at over 300. i have given up since then. i had 3
> cars in the wing when i was 15 and didnt have a license. My first three
were
> very fun..1936 Nash (150.00) nice driver, 66 alfa romeo spider (300.00) ,
> 1953 ford ranch wagon 2 door, free for the moving. I used to roam the
> streets looking for cars with spider webson the windows and leaves piled
> around the tires. i would go knock on the door and ask if they wanted to
> sell the car. I usually got a yes response and i rarely spent over 500.00.
I
> would bring them home and polish them up., fix the little annoying things
> and turn them. Used to keep alot of extra cash flowing, and keep a few
> neighbors angry if i got more than 2 projects going at once. I did this
all
> through college, in fact a 50.00 datsun station wagon was sold for 1500 to
> purchase an engagement ring! I thought i had 1500 in the bank when i
ordered
> the ring, but being math wiz that i am it was an incorrect entry...150.00.
> so quick sell of the surf wagon to pay off the ring. I think i caught the
> infection from my father. He had a weakness for airplanes. He would buy
one
> fix it and sell it for fun. we had stearmans, aeroncas, cessnas, some
others
> comming and going. We also did a dozen Bug eye sprites and AH 3000s. We
got
> tired of the British cars after awhile and began to tinker with alfas. My
> favorite alfa was my 1967 GTV which was my college chick mobile (i
thought).
> My wife always thought it was a Karman Ghia! ouch. SO i could go on but
> wont. here are some of my favorites owned list. I dont regret letting any
of
> them go. they have their time and place. i have a penchant for tracking
down
> well known cars. i like the hunt. i have found a few and here are a few of
> my favorites. I know keith, this is not a bio, but it is a beginning eh?
> giving some room for digs.
> FAVORITES
> 1967 Alfa GTV (gone)
> Don Waites "500" 1929 roadster.(gone) in NHRA museum
> Lloyd Bakans 3 window coupe. (gone)going to Pebble Beach
> Don waites 27 (here)
> 2 32 3 windows (gone)
> 2 32 roadsters, 1 gone, one getting ready to go racing.
> Stu Hilborns streamliner (in a special place)
> 67 mini cooper S
> 67 vw delux sunroof bus ( i must like 1967)
>
> This is enough for now
> >From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> >To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>, Land
> >Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Car Sickness
> >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:32:35 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >The other day my son and I were reminiscing about
> >some of the "cool cars" I have owned. He asked
> >me just how many cars I have owned, since there
> >had definitely been many. I started to count
> >them up and finally resorted to the computer to
> >assemble a list. At current count, I have owned
> >146 cars and still adding (everytime I look at
> >the list I remember another one that I had
> >overlooked). My ex-wife said it was a sickness
> >and that I needed help. Does anybody else on
> >this list have this same sickness. Please,
> >somebody, tell me you have had more cars than I
> >have - - I hate to think I'm the sickest one out
> >here.
> >
> >"Cool Cars" that I have owned and wish I still
> >had: Porsche Speedster $300, '40 Ford coupe
> >$300, Max Wedge Dodge $250, Alfa Romeo Super
> >Leggera $300, Devin "C" $1500, 62 vette $75, 57
> >Chev "Black Widow" fuelie $800, 427 Fairlane
> >$750! Awww man, I'm gettin sicker just thinking
> >about it all!
> >
> >=====
> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> >* Dick J *
> >* (In East Texas) *
> >* # 729 *
> >* C/GRS E/STR *
> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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