Got a telephone call this afternoon that blew me away.
Gentleman calls and asks "Would you be so and so."
Me: "Yes I am" (thinking this is someone asking for donations for Hurricane Relief or selling something)
Caller: "Are you into Mopars"
Me (to myself that's an odd question): "Yes I am"
Caller: " would you happen to own a 65 Barracuda?"
Me: "as a matter-of-fact, I do.
Caller: Did you happen to buy it from a college guy in Indiana around 2004 or so?"
Me (OMG!): "Yes"
Caller: "I'm the guy you bought it from!"
The rest of the lengthy conversation is about the car (which hasn't changed since I bought it), the motor with very little oil pressure, the interior he had done and installed it himself as a 17 year old. He told me it was his first car, bought when he was 14 1/2 before he even had a licence! He told me that he was the only 15 year old that he knew who that asked for and got a new carpet kit that Christmas for his car! Even with the low oil pressure problem, he drove it and when coming to a stop, kept the revs up so the oil pressure light would stay off. He sold it to me in mid 2004 as he needed money for college tuition and books. He's now 34 and the auto shop teacher in his high school. He broached the possibility of buying it back since it was his first car. I offered to send a few pics to him which I've done. It should bring the memories back as it's exactly the way I received it, right down to the light purple driver's fender (apparently he suffered a minor fender bender with it)! My wife thinks I ought to sell it back to him as she feels I'll probably never get to it with the wagon and 47 on my plate! And FABO says!
Here's a couple of pics of said 65 Barracuda:
Gentleman calls and asks "Would you be so and so."
Me: "Yes I am" (thinking this is someone asking for donations for Hurricane Relief or selling something)
Caller: "Are you into Mopars"
Me (to myself that's an odd question): "Yes I am"
Caller: " would you happen to own a 65 Barracuda?"
Me: "as a matter-of-fact, I do.
Caller: Did you happen to buy it from a college guy in Indiana around 2004 or so?"
Me (OMG!): "Yes"
Caller: "I'm the guy you bought it from!"
The rest of the lengthy conversation is about the car (which hasn't changed since I bought it), the motor with very little oil pressure, the interior he had done and installed it himself as a 17 year old. He told me it was his first car, bought when he was 14 1/2 before he even had a licence! He told me that he was the only 15 year old that he knew who that asked for and got a new carpet kit that Christmas for his car! Even with the low oil pressure problem, he drove it and when coming to a stop, kept the revs up so the oil pressure light would stay off. He sold it to me in mid 2004 as he needed money for college tuition and books. He's now 34 and the auto shop teacher in his high school. He broached the possibility of buying it back since it was his first car. I offered to send a few pics to him which I've done. It should bring the memories back as it's exactly the way I received it, right down to the light purple driver's fender (apparently he suffered a minor fender bender with it)! My wife thinks I ought to sell it back to him as she feels I'll probably never get to it with the wagon and 47 on my plate! And FABO says!
Here's a couple of pics of said 65 Barracuda:
