project74
Trying to find my weed and
I have an issue that's been churning my guts all day and some spillage would sure make it feel better, so...
For the last few months I've been in contact with a guy whose house I pass every day on the way to work. Sitting in his front yard has been a 71 Javelin. The car belonged to a buddy of his that was intent on restoring it but he moved to B.C. and the car had sat for the last 8 months. In this fellows garage was a rebuilt Mopar 360 that was to be the heart of the future AMC street thumper. After trying to contact his friend about the car for months he was finally ready to let it go for the grand total of $250 just to get it out of his driveway (he's an Olds guy with a sweet 70 442 in the shop out back). To make it simple, the B.C. friend finally got in touch. Said his ex-girlfriend would be buy to pick up the car, which she did 2 days ago. No big deal right? Along comes a truck/trailer and loads the Javelin, 360 and all. B.C. guy told ex-girl she could do whatever she liked with it as he's not returning and didn't give a shit.
The dumb bitch had it taken to the scrapyard (engine too) !!!
I mean scrapyard, not junkyard. Upon hearing this today I called the yard and was told the car was nothing but a 3x3 cube now and even if it wasn't they don't sell back to the public under any circumstances.
Easily restorable, needed some floor work, 5 slot mags, complete car, black bucket interior, console etc. yadda yadda. Not to mention a perfectly good 360 still showing hone marks in the cylinders. FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!!!!
Guess you could call it one that got away but that's far too mild a term. If someone had taken the car and was doing something with it I'd be fine. But to have some ignorant, dumb assed bitch come along and just have it crushed makes me so fucking mad I could piss razor blades. Another piece of automotive history has died and dreams of an affordable 360 for the Dart have been scalded for now. Again, FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!!!!
Things like this make my chest hurt as a car guy and some people need to be shot in the face and dumped in a hole.
Whew, I needed that. Thanks for the vent space. Back to your nuts
For the last few months I've been in contact with a guy whose house I pass every day on the way to work. Sitting in his front yard has been a 71 Javelin. The car belonged to a buddy of his that was intent on restoring it but he moved to B.C. and the car had sat for the last 8 months. In this fellows garage was a rebuilt Mopar 360 that was to be the heart of the future AMC street thumper. After trying to contact his friend about the car for months he was finally ready to let it go for the grand total of $250 just to get it out of his driveway (he's an Olds guy with a sweet 70 442 in the shop out back). To make it simple, the B.C. friend finally got in touch. Said his ex-girlfriend would be buy to pick up the car, which she did 2 days ago. No big deal right? Along comes a truck/trailer and loads the Javelin, 360 and all. B.C. guy told ex-girl she could do whatever she liked with it as he's not returning and didn't give a shit.
The dumb bitch had it taken to the scrapyard (engine too) !!!
I mean scrapyard, not junkyard. Upon hearing this today I called the yard and was told the car was nothing but a 3x3 cube now and even if it wasn't they don't sell back to the public under any circumstances.
Easily restorable, needed some floor work, 5 slot mags, complete car, black bucket interior, console etc. yadda yadda. Not to mention a perfectly good 360 still showing hone marks in the cylinders. FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!!!!
Guess you could call it one that got away but that's far too mild a term. If someone had taken the car and was doing something with it I'd be fine. But to have some ignorant, dumb assed bitch come along and just have it crushed makes me so fucking mad I could piss razor blades. Another piece of automotive history has died and dreams of an affordable 360 for the Dart have been scalded for now. Again, FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!!!!
Things like this make my chest hurt as a car guy and some people need to be shot in the face and dumped in a hole.
Whew, I needed that. Thanks for the vent space. Back to your nuts