Andrew,
Very nice evaluation. I appreciate your sentiment. You should put up a
shingle and give help to all of us who try to justify our passsion for
cars. Or at least to our loved ones.
Regards,
Nick.
At 08:08 AM 12/21/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>Many of you have probably read with some amusement my thread concerning the
>pursuit of latches for my 67 2000. While I am still looking for the latches,
>I am happy to say that I have received several emails from vendors and
>owners alike who have the latches and are willing to sell them to me. Yes,
>they will be expensive, but I can get them.
>
>I was thinking that there was probably more than a few of you who read my
>post and thought "been there, done that". Which one of us has never thought
>" Man I would LOVE to get my hands on that 7 qt. oil pan" or "I'd love a
>three row radiator for my 1600". I bet not one person on the list has never
>pined after a part. Yes, they are expensive and I know we have to do some
>fast talking when trying to convince a significant other that it really is
>necessary to pay 1250.00 for that solex setup we saw on ebay. My own
>girlfriend says I "turn into a teenager" whenever I talk about my car.
>
>So I look for parts. I shop around. I read the posts and I search the
>internet every day hoping a new web page has surfaced with some tidbit of
>info about the cars I didn't know. It's all part of the fun. So when your
>wallet screams when you get a quote from Dann, Les, Mike, Ross, Dean, Stan
>or some other owner on the list, just remember why you are doing it. As far
>as the vendors are concerned, they need to make a living and this is their
>livelihood. I don't mind paying for the part as long as I get what I pay
>for.
>
>And every time a new part goes onto my car, I get so much more than the
>money I spent on it.
>
>
>Andrew Murphy
>672000 Solex.
>
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