Enjoyed your story very much. Personally it made me realize just how much we all should appreciate what we have - no matter how humble our efforts... and the fact that we still have the time and abil
<< The barn, however, was only an appetizer.Out behind the log cabin was a plain looking over-sized garage, belying the fully outfitted racing shop within. The gentleman who had owned this fine sprea
The problem is that youth comes at the wrong end of life. One solution to this is for young men to marry rich older women. That way the man has the money he needs to do fun stuff, and the woman is ro
I also found the story of great interest. I in fact found my car - Merlyn MK6A - in a barn, but Ollie Clubine already knew it was there, since he'd put it there! In my more introspective moments I wo
Message text written by Brian Evans "I know you can't take money with you, but how about racing cars? Brian" -- End Original Message -- A guy was once buried in his Cadillac! Bruce A. Whiting, PhD an
<< ubj: Re: Car(s) In The Barn -- A True Story (fwd) Date: 99-04-05 10:04:50 EDT From: RodsINTOMG To: brian@uunet.ca In a message dated 99-04-05 08:44:47 EDT, you write: << I know you can't take mone
All I know is when my time comes, and I'm at the Pearly Gates, my first words will be: When's the first practice session? Or, worst case scenario: Rookie stripes again!?!? GS (rookie) 58 Sprite (vint
As long as we're on the topic of strange places to find a race car... I reclaimed my car as a chassis, suspension and bits from years of sitting above a bathroom in a factory near the airport here in
I hate to have you worrying so much so here are two suggestions - - let me have it all now - leave it all to me in your will. In either case I hope I get a piece of Catherine's delicious cake as wel
My barn story: http://people.ne.mediaone.net/hayes/conrero.htm -- Jim Hayes Winchester, MA, USA hayes@mediaone.net http://www.fotec.com/jim.htm jeh@fotec.com http://www.fotec.com/ All generalizations
Well, my find wasn't in a barn, it was in a junkyard in Newport News, VA. It was a Lotus Eleven ex-works 1957 Sebring car. Paid $400, talked down from the asking price of $450. It was't very nice, bu
While the facts which follow will primarily be of interest to residents of the northeast, the spirit of the allegory may, perhaps, hold wider appeal. If you've been involved in the automotive hobby,
............ Greg, thank you for passing along this story. Reading it put a nice punctuation mark to my 12 hours in the race shop today..... -- uncle jack 61 TR4 Rallye Replica Racer 71 TR6 Street Ca