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'68cuda416

'68cuda416

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When the day comes and you are diagnosed with health issues that will prohibit you from enjoying, working on and or racing our beloved Mopars or even worse a sudden unexpected death and now all your lifelong Mopar cars and parts go up for sale. I see more and more of these type postings as i'm guessing the original owners and racers from back in the 60's are being hit with health issues and or passing away. Makes me sad to see these ad's but is also a grim reminder that this is all of our destiny.
 
yeah- With this technology to be "connected" with so many people, it's right there in your face.

Even as a Jesus believer, it's heartbreaking watching people go, especially suddenly... and also being "next" for lack of a better way of putting it. Live your life out loud. Be good to those around you. Have a clear conscience etc...
 
'68cuda416 said:
Isn't that the truth
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It really is. And life only continues to reinforce that truth. Looking back I see how I at times would let such petty things become big obstacles. Each day now that passes I see more and more how important it is to get something done today, if possible, because tomorrow may not come for me, or them…Oh the regret that can arise because I didn’t do yesterday what I should have done. And today the opportunity is gone because they’re not here any longer. God help us all with that.

I was once told “Nick, tomorrow is one of the most dangerous words in our vocabulary because it too often can lead to never”.
 
'68cuda416 said:
a grim reminder that this is all of our destiny.
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Have been in this hobby for over 50 years. Down hill started in 2019. Reality struck and I no longer can do the work that I used to.
Got rid of most all cars and parts, just kept a beater for me to play with. What used to be a few days work now takes months.
The biggest thing is my mortality and not leaving a burden on the wife and daughters to dispose of my stuff.
 
Darter6 said:
Have been in this hobby for over 50 years. Down hill started in 2019. Reality struck and I no longer can do the work that I used to.
Got rid of most all cars and parts, just kept a beater for me to play with. What used to be a few days work now takes months.
The biggest thing is my mortality and not leaving a burden on the wife and daughters to dispose of my stuff.
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When my father was diagnosed with a non curable disease he lived the rest of his days trying to make sure my mother, his wife, was in the best position possible to be as comfortable as possible with the means he had.
 
You hit the nail on the head, my friend. I built, hot rodded, restored, and raced Mopars since I got out of the Army in 1971. The bad health hit me in 2016, and am no longer able to work on cars. That's why I am slowly going through all my old Mopar stuff and selling, so my wife won't be burdened with it all when I head to that big Mopar racetrack in the sky.
 
Sad but true. Since my diagnosis, I've asked 2 of my, most trusted, car buddies to help my family when the time comes. Hopefully that will still be years away, but you never know. With that said,

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when I'm able to!
 
I'm 73 and deal with this in my mind every day.Yeah it takes me 5 times longer to do **** today than it did 10 years ago but I refuse to give up.I've decided that in the end we all lose what we have so why worry about it .I already accepted that most of my tools and cars and motorcycles will end up in the scrap yard. No one close to me wants this stuff.The younger generation has very little interest so I'm just going to keep doing what I do as long as I can and not worry about what happens when I'm gone .I have some cool stuff and will sell some for sure but I'll never sell it just to give in to old age,screw that !

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I consider myself a medical disaster area, in my old age. (69)
I was a full time wrenching mechanic up until age 58 when i got let go from my job, when the economy slowed down, back then. Now old age really has caught up with me.
Decided to just hang it up, put away all the tools, and call it retirement, and live on my savings, and wait for social security to kick in at age 62.
Having a bad back, at that age, really helped me make the decision to get out of wrenching mechanics.
Been diagnosed with having a bad heart, two years ago, and having a valve job done on the heart, plus a bone marrow, cancer, mutation, disease, (whatever you want to call it) and numerous other smaller medical issues, that haven't been treating me well in old age.
Guess you gotta live with the deck of cards that you have been dealt, in this life.
 
valiantwagonguy said:
I'm 73 and deal with this in my mind every day.Yeah it takes me 5 times longer to do **** today than it did 10 years ago but I refuse to give up.I've decided that in the end we all lose what we have so why worry about it .I already accepted that most of my tools and cars and motorcycles will end up in the scrap yard. No one close to me wants this stuff.The younger generation has very little interest so I'm just going to keep doing what I do as long as I can and not worry about what happens when I'm gone .I have some cool stuff and will sell some for sure but I'll never sell it just to give in to old age,screw that !

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Love the vintage motorcycles......I want some of them for just shop art as I find them very appealing to look at
 
hemi71x said:
I consider myself a medical disaster area, in my old age. (69)
I was a full time wrenching mechanic up until age 58 when i got let go from my job, when the economy slowed down, back then. Now old age really has caught up with me.
Decided to just hang it up, put away all the tools, and call it retirement, and live on my savings, and wait for social security to kick in at age 62.
Having a bad back, at that age, really helped me make the decision to get out of wrenching mechanics.
Been diagnosed with having a bad heart, two years ago, and having a valve job done on the heart, plus a bone marrow, cancer, mutation, disease, (whatever you want to call it) and numerous other smaller medical issues, that haven't been treating me well in old age.
Guess you gotta live with the deck of cards that you have been dealt, in this life.
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Yes unfortunately that is true but like my Dad told me as he was struggling with his lung related disease he is only sad because he has to leave his family here on earth for a while but will be joining family in heaven and he will be there waiting for us.
 
I'm 65 and a few months old and have 8 weeks left to work before I retire. I'm gonna put Johnny Paycheck on my outgoing message on my phone when I leave....lol. I've figured out that time has a way of hiding from you for years and then jumping out and screaming BOO ! :eek: I've survived Prostate cancer and a rotten gall bladder, and in pretty decent health. My new job when I retire is going to be walking out to the garage and working to fix all the cars I've collected to have something to do when the day comes. Like the rest of y'all have said, we're not guaranteed tomorrow. The Lord has seen me thru the cancer and gall bladder stuff, which both could have taken me out if it had been my time, and we all have a time. I figure he has something he wants me to do, so I'm just hoping I'm smart enough to recognize it when he puts it in front of me!
 
I retired from full time work the day after I turned 55. I thought, NOW I'll have time to work on my stuff and maybe finish all my cars. Well, that was almost 17 years ago, and I haven't finished half of what I thought I could. But, you know what, I'm a lot slower than I used to be, and after one good day's work, I have to pretty much take the next day off, but I'm good. My junk will probably be scrapped not too long after I'm gone (some people can destroy a good car in just a few weeks - or even days), but I'm OK with that. I enjoy my toys, but nothing lasts forever, and I can't control what happens after I'm gone. But yeah, it is sad to see long time car guys disappearing due to health or death. But it's everyone, not just car guys. The last of my aunts and uncles passed away last year. My mother passed away this year. My wife recently lost her mother, a sister and a brother. Meanwhile, people I knew as babies are parents or even grandparents now themselves. It boggles the mind.
 
I'm one of the fortunate ones. We have two old cars and two sons who each want one (it's already decided who gets what). I'll be 63 next month and I'm still in good enough shape to build a new garage, SLOWLY. Then I'll get back on the cars and get to enjoying them. The plan is that some time in my 70s the kids will get the cars and the hope is that we will be able to see them enjoy them before we're gone. There may some arm wrestling for the tools/equipment, however...
 
As difficult as it is, keep moving and thinking, this is not anecdotal BS, it's research backed, it will prolong your life. My grandmother was a perfect example
 
...i don't get attached to things so it's easy for me to to sell off the excess or anything i'm not using.
It will make make it so much easier for your family when something happens to you.
 
I'm a biker. I've been faced with this so called problem of leaving my stuff behind for my whole life.I could get squashed like a bug on a windshield at any point.Been riding 57 years and if I worried about leaving my stuff behind for someone else to deal with I would never have had the chance to own and enjoy what I have.The way I see it is you die,the day after the funeral your **** gets auctioned off and what's left goes to the scrap yard. That's not such a great burden to leave behind . Keeping your stuff and working on it right up to the end will give you a better quality of life no matter how hard it is .This is how I see it anyway .If I go first she gets to deal with it If she goes first I get to deal with her **** .It's an auction and college junk removal either way
 
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