Telephone Call Blew Me Away Today!

[dodge71demon]

haven't a clue on the value but wouldn't think a lot of $$ and considering the expense to do what ever to the car if it were me I would let him have it at no charge but I'm in the stage of life that this wouldn't make or break the bank

 

[65 Dartman]

. . . at the very least let him make you an offer.are you attatched at all to the car?

No real attachment and we'll see if there's an offer coming after the email I sent him.

well since its only sinking in to the ground slowly returning to mother earth hell yea i'd sell it to him. make a few bucks on it and move on..

I suppose it's figuratively sinking in the ground. Actually, the grass is pretty tall and needs to be mowed!

I say sell it back. You're obviously not going to get to it. You may save it by selling it back.

That's exactly what the wife said about not getting to it anytime soon.

Yeah man, sell it back and use the money on the 47. Got any sheetmetal replaced yet? chop chop!

No metal replaced but did get to Winchester Metals and dragged home a 4' x 8' piece of metal. Started making templates!

you know he's not a flipper and the car will probably get a nice resto. He has to let you drive it when it's done tho..

I seriously doubt he'd flip it being it was his first car. Get a motor and brakes in it and it would be driveable for now.

I'd sell it back to him, being an Auto shop teacher he may spark some interest in Mopars! 65'

He said his class is doing a 64 Corvair; the Barracuda ought to jump start those boys and girls into Mopars!

He is a high school auto shop teacher for crying out loud
Dozens of his students will get to help bringing this car back to life while turning into mopar guys themselves

If it happens, I would hope so!

He might flip it, you just don't know.

You know from talking with him for quite awhile, I seriously doubt he'd flip it. He said he figured I already got rid of it and was so surprised I still had it.

 

[65 Dartman]

Sell it before it turns into iron rich topsoil

Lol it's still got a ways to go before that point! Guess I shouldn't be one of those guys "that will restore it one of these days"

Sell it back to him and let him know it needs a new carpet kit.

It actually does need a new carpet; told him I have a brand new 4 speed carpet in the correct color for it!

Yep I vote to sell it back to him just because he remembered who he sold it to 13 years ago. I'm sure you could make good use of the funds on the 47

His wife actually found the paperwork the transporter left with him that showed the town to where it was going (Strasburg VA) and my barely legible name. She wanted to throw all that old junk out but he looked at it and said no. He said if I'm in the phone book so he it's possible I might be the same guy. Funny thing, he sent a text to the phone number he came up with - my home phone - and realized today that it might not have been my mobile phone and I didn't receive it. I did verify the number was the home phone and gave him my mobile number.

Don, I'll never get my 67 Two Door Dart back and the guy sounds legit so I would let him at least make an offer. Just my two cents selling my first car and finding out it went to scrap.

After talking with him about an hour, he's legit! We'll see if he makes an offer. TO BE CONTINUED!

 

[gdrill]

sell it back for 1 dollar more than you paid. you know he's not a flipper and the car will probably get a nice resto. He has to let you drive it when it's done tho..

I'm with Ben Drinkin...........I mean i've bin drinkin...........or................oh whatever...........what Ben said!

 

[mopar56]

I wish I could buy my first car back that being said I went to go look at a 2002 4 door Dakota truck last night that my son wanted as a new winter rig and to haul his two young kids in, I knew the owner as an associate from my business, when my son asked how much.. the guy ( who just bought a new to him truck ) says "change the oil on his new to him truck and bring him some craft beer once in a while then pay it forward some day" then tossed him the keys, it was a stand up thing to do I believe in karma!, seeing as yours is just sitting around collecting rust, sell it back at the same price, Karma will come back to you!

 

[DFX 340 Duster]

Good of you to consider selling it to him.
I would make a pitch for my first car if I could ever find it. It was a red 1964 Dodge Polara 500 with a 361 manual 4 speed, black bucket seats, console with the factory tach. I sanded it, painted it, rebuilt the motor and eventually found a complete 426 Max Wedge engine for it.
I have had opportunities to buy other 64 Polaras but never did since they were not my first car. Something youthful about your first love.

 

[pomonamissel]

well selling it back would be cool , had a guy want his pickup back that his dad sold me . after twenty years he told me he would give me back all that i bought it for . sure plus two hundred dollars per year , which i thought was very reasonable for storage over the twenty years . never heard from him again . if you sell it just be fair no matter who's purchasing it . oh and i just had a guy in the want for another one of my rides , he could taste it , he wanted it so bad . but still can't find the time to come look at it . and he drives right by my city too and from his work . so talk is cheap . stay sharp .

 

[red67gts]

if you haven't done anything with it in 13 years let him have it so it can be saved. I am sure he will be excited to get it back since he had worked and bought it at such a young age

 

[67 gt]

Well I said no before reading your story but will say yes sell it to him seeing you haven't done any work or replaced any thing while owning it. Besides you be able to cut the grass in that area.

 

[searcher1990]

sell it

 

[mopar head]

No metal replaced but did get to Winchester Metals and dragged home a 4' x 8' piece of metal. Started making templates!

Good Man! I think their is close to 3 sheets from Winchester metals in my 52. Plus all the frame material. That place will always be Zuckermans to me, got my first job in that building back in 77, boy how time flies by.

 

[Demonic]

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He is a high school auto shop teacher for crying out loud
Dozens of his students will get to help bringing this car back to life while turning into mopar guys themselves

The hobby need this. Maybe they'll be 4 speed guys. We need more of those also.

 

[famous bob]

well since its only sinking in to the ground slowly returning to mother earth hell yea i'd sell it to him. make a few bucks on it and move on..

agree w/ this !

 

[65dartcharger]

What a cool story Don! Whatever you decide to do you will be happy with it or the other guy will be the happy one!

 

[adriver]

It appears the car is outside and uncovered.
I assume you have no sentimental reason to keep the car.
You should verify his story is true.
Then it would be criminal not to sell it to him for a reasonable price.
Either that or get the thing in a barn.

 

[dukeboy440]

Sell it back to the guy for a fair price. Dont high roll him. but dont lose money either

 

[trigger_andy]

Surely selling it for fair market value is more than fair enough? Why should he get it back for less? Unless he sold it fot mates rates he should not and I doubt he expects the same. Just getting it back at a fair price is an amazing gift in its self.

 

[Clelan]

Unless you have some attachment to it yourself, I say sell it back to him cause you could likely replace it in the future if you ever get to it. This is a 1 of 1 car for this guy! Just make sure he documents what he does to it on FABO so we can follow along!

Cley

 

[MRGTX]

Great story...I have to side with the folks suggesting that you should consider selling it back! :

It sounds like you have other projects and that Barrcuda would really make this guy happy. What a cool story that would be.

And if you do sell it back, PLEASE urge him to join up and tell us about his journey. A car reunion story is always welcome.

 

[LS-300]

You have had the car since 2004. You haven't done much if anything to bring it back. You have a person HIGHLY interested and will lovingly bring it back to life.
What's the question?

 

[MRGTX]

Surely selling it for fair market value is more than fair enough? Why should he get it back for less? Unless he sold it fot mates rates he should not and I doubt he expects the same. Just getting it back at a fair price is an amazing gift in its self.

We're not talking about a real estate deal here. I'd take a wild guess that for those of us who have had our cars for many years, the vast majority of us don't know and don't give a flying crap about the "fair market price" of these cars because their value has absolutely nothing to do with the market demand.

If the OP had invested a lot of money and emotional attachment of his own into the car, it would be a different thing, IMO but in this case, charging this fella more than the price of the previous sale equates to exerting leverage over a guy who has admitted that wants back a totem of his youth...and makes this sale go from a happy, meaningful moment in a human life to another to just another gross business transaction.

 

[trigger_andy]

We're not talking about a real estate deal here. I'd take a wild guess that for those of us who have had our cars for many years, the vast majority of us don't know and don't give a flying crap about the "fair market price" of these cars because their value has absolutely nothing to do with the market demand.

If the OP had invested a lot of money and emotional attachment of his own into the car, it would be a different thing, IMO but in this case, charging more the car was bought from the previous owner equates to exerting power over a guy who wants back a totem of his youth and makes this sale go from a happy, meaningful moment in a human life to another gross business transaction.

I'll assume you dont insure your car then?

How about you personally pay the difference between what he paid for it and the Market Value? Put your money where your mouth is. ;)

 

[Dartswinger70]

If you can come up with a number for a price that works for both of you, yes, sell it. On the other hand, you bought it because you wanted it you never know if you will get to it or not, what if you live to be 90? need something to do ;)

 

[MRGTX]

@trigger_andy If the tables are ever turned, I hope you're treated better than what you're suggesting.

Surely selling it for fair market value is more than fair enough?
Depends on what kind of a human being you are, I suppose.

Why should he get it back for less?

We own these things because they bring joy to life. These cars are not transportation (for most of us anyway), they're not status symbols. They are part of our lives simply because they mean something to us and they make us happy.

Like any good hobby, these cars give us direction and focus when we need it, they provide challenges and rewards, they mark moments and chapters in our lives....in the case of cars, it's deeper than that. Cars like these come to represent a piece of who we are as people and every one of us has put a piece of ourselves into our cars.

Do you suppose the difference in price would really offset the kind of d*** you'd have to be to twist the guy for a few extra bucks? Why not just put it up for sale for the highest bidder and let him compete with the rest of the free market?

In my opinion, that defeats the whole point of a hobby, especially this hobby.

 

[trigger_andy]

You're asking someone else to take a hit. Why dont you take that hit and then you can feel all smug like you so obviously want to. I doubt the difference is that huge anyway.

If the shoe was on the other foot and I wanted a car back from someone and called them for it and they told me I could have it for what its worth Id be damn thankful.

So I repeat, you want the guy to lose money on a car he did not even advertise for sale why dont you step up and offer the difference?

@trigger_andy If the tables are ever turned, I hope you're treated better than what you're suggesting.

Surely selling it for fair market value is more than fair enough?
Depends on what kind of a human being you are, I suppose.

Why should he get it back for less?

We own these things because they bring joy to life. These cars are not transportation (for most of us anyway), they're not status symbols. They are part of our lives simply because they mean something to us and they make us happy.

Like any good hobby, these cars give us direction and focus when we need it, they provide challenges and rewards, they mark moments and chapters in our lives....in the case of cars, it's deeper than that. Cars like these come to represent a piece of who we are as people and every one of us has put a piece of ourselves into our cars.

Do you suppose the difference in price would really offset the kind of d*** you'd have to be to twist the guy for a few extra bucks? Why not just put it up for sale for the highest bidder and let him compete with the rest of the free market?

In my opinion, that defeats the whole point of a hobby, especially this hobby.