Dumb things that you did.......because you didn't know any better.

In 1983 I was looking for a floor shift steering column for my 70 coronet, I had found a floor shifter and console in a 68 but needed the 70 column. A friend of my cousin told me he knew where there was one in a junkyard, we went and sure enough there it was 1970 coronet R/T , 4 speed track pack Dana 60 and ram air hood, hemi orange car. I asked how much for the column he said I'll sell you the whole car for $100.00. It had been run in a ditch and the windshield post was bent and windshield busted, easy fix today. He put a battery on it and fired the 440 right up and drove us around the yard in it. It was only missing the original bucket seats, guy kept them and put them in a van. I told the guy no thank's I only need a steering column and left. I went back a year later after I learned what a significant car it was and he had sold it. I tracked it down and the guy that bought it had put the engine in a 67 GTX. Told me he would sell me what was left for $35.00, which still had the dana 60! I said no thank's and left. What an idiot was I! :BangHead::BangHead::BangHead: this stuff haunts me today but I have to remember that stuff was dirt cheap back then and times have changed!