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Re: Commemorative Cars

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Subject: Re: Commemorative Cars
From: Mark Snowdon <racer45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 22:56:32 -0700
Organization: Snowdon Racing
References: <85256769.00734D11.00@ams-central-gate-5a.amsinc.com>
Reply-to: Mark Snowdon <racer45@bellsouth.net>
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Herb_Goede@amsinc.com wrote:
> 
> List,
> 
> The car collecting malady is not limited to LBCs.  My wife insists that I
> do not have a car buying problem.  I am forty years old and have personally
> owned only 5 cars.  (My wife's cars do not count.) The cars in order of
> appearance, '59 Sprite, '69 Firebird Conv, '75 Monza, '79 RX-7, '89 Alfa
> Spyder.
> 
> Not bad you say?  My problem is with selling them.  I still own the Sprite,
> RX-7 and Alfa.  And given the opportunity to correct the mistake would
> still have the Firebird.  My justifications are 1) the Sprite isn't really
> a car.  It's a pet.  A pet is a member of the family. And you can't sell a
> member of the family.  Right?  (If I'm wrong would anyone like my well
> broken in 50 year old sister.)  2) The RX-7 isn't worth much.  It always
> starts and we might as well keep it for bad weather and when one of the
> primary drivers is acting up.  3) The Alfa is my daily driver (unless it
> has a problem in which case see #2).
> 
> You may have noticed that all of the cars that I have retained were made in
> the last year of a decade.  The only decade of my life not commemorated
> with a car is the '60s.  Remember the Firebird.  Filling that hole
> shouldn't be a problem.  Lots of cars made in '69 are appealing (E-type,
> TR6, MGB, 'Cuda, Firebird, Shelby, Mach I).  My main  concern is that I
> have not seen anything made in '99 that I am even remotely interested in
> buying let alone holding on to.
> 
> Car makers take notice.  You have seven months.
> Herb G.
I like the new Dodge Charger, but I don't really think that it will make
it to the showrooms in time for your deadline. Sebring ragtops are not
bad, and the 99 Firebird has got a real muscular look to it.

On anther note. Does anyone on the list have any experience with 90-93
Mercury Capri's? I have the opportunity to buy one really cheap with a
busted timing belt, and I assume bent valves to go with that. Are these
cars worth putting any money into? I understand they are built in Oz, so
maybe Down-under Peter can comment. Let me know asap as I have to jump
on this if I am going to take it.

Mark Snowdon
Greensboro NC

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