Wow, quite a piece of writing, Jim. Sounds like more than just a
few moments of wisdom and reflection contained within its "confines."
Our hearts go out to you and to all your loved ones. Our prayers
go out for you to find Strength in the days ahead...
Dave
'74 Six
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Jim Jones <jimjcmo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Friends:
>
> It has been eight years since I bought my 72 Emerald car, 2003. And eight
> years that I've been a very small part of this forum. It's been a great
> ride
> and you all are among the most generous friends I've never met. I listed my
> car for sale on Hemmings.com five days ago. It sold three days later, which
> astonished me. Dumb luck, I guess. Life has gotten very crazy in the past
> year. My sister has non-curable cancer, my wife was diagnosed with
> aggressive
> cancer in March, and my father passed away last month. It is time to
> simplify
> my life.
>
> I sign off from this list with a bit of the email I sent to the new owner
> of
> my car. I think it probably applies to a lot of you all out there.
>
> I encourage you to drive the car as much as you can before you make any
> changes on it. Learn the car. It will talk to you, if you listen to it.
> Unlike
> modern cars, you can feel the car; the lifters ticking, the piston slap,
> the
> carb sucking air into the motor's lungs, the clutch engagement
> sighing noise. The manual choke requires a only a deft touch. Everything
> you
> see is what it appears to be - metal, plastic, wood, rubber. Nothing is
> representational, no secrets, no deceptions. I suppose this sounds somewhat
> Zen-like but these old cars communicate in ways that modern stuff that
> is oh-so-refined and filtered cannot.
>
> If you infer that I am passionate about the car that will soon no longer be
> mine, you are correct. During its rebirth I bumped my head on it
> uncountable
> times. I screamed at it. I cried over it. I bled upon it. People probably
> snickered skeptically at me as I labored hours into the night. It will
> always
> carry a bit of me until it is junked. It's not like birthing a child, but
> once
> you go through that process working mostly alone, there is a connection
> created that endures beyond the completion of the work.
>
> I wish you all well. Keep the lights burning brightly in Lucas Land!
>
> Jim Jones
> Jefferson City, MO
>
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