Well,
No help in the heritage. That seems to be the kind of neighborhood... *L*
Those wheels I recognize as being the type that had some sort of spoke thingies
attached somehow. He also might not have know where the plate was for the serial
number. Whatevr. best of luck to you and your new Alpie.
tim
Timothy Beloney wrote:
> Thanks to Tim O'brien I believe I have found my new baby. It may, however,
> have a questionable history. I'm wondering if it sounds familiar to any of
> you locals?
> It's a '65 or '67 (The guy doesn't know) that the guy (Robert) got from a
> friend who owed him money so he gave him the car instead. The guy who gave
> him the car got it from his dad who may or may not have been the original
> owner. Robert needs the $500 bucks I offered him so he can stay out of
> jail, where he just got done doing an 8 month stint. Nice. Sounds like the
> excuses I get from my family! Anyhow, the body is perfect with no dings or
> rust that I could see. It's Carnival red but needs painting, has the top
> frame but no top, an interior with some sort of diamond patterned stitching,
> is missing the grille bar and right front headlight, straight bumpers in
> fair condition, all instruments though maybe some lights were missing from
> the dash. It has those wheels that are like discs with no holes or
> anything. The ignition is out because he had to have a key made for it
> (hmm...). He also doesn't have the keys for the trunk or doors (hmm hmm),
> all of which is unlocked. I didn't get a chance to look under the hood, but
> the car, though not registered since 1987, was supposedly running before he
> went to jail. He said the car lacked an ID plate so the CHP (DMV?) put one
> inside the door (Ahem?!). IT'S PERFECT!
>
> Does this car sound familiar to anyone?
>
> I'm going pick it up this weekend after I get a trailer hitch put on the
> Subaru. Any thought on this car's heritage? The way I understand it I can
> just register it without penalty with a bill of sale since it is "off the
> books", not having been registered in over 10 years.
>
> Anyone want to buy a 1725 motor and synchro tranny?
>
> Thanks again to Tim, Tim, Bob, Bill, and everyone else for all your help in
> my little adventure.
>
> Tim Beloney
> VAR Development Manager
> Wyse Technology
> www.wyse.com
> tbeloney(at)wyse.com <mailto:tbeloney(at)wyse.com>
> 510.749.9432 (phone)
> 510.714.2067 (cell/pgr)
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