I don't know how many rusty "rust free" cars I've gone to look at. When I
express frustration after coming to see a rusty "rust free" car, they always
say, "sure that's rust, but it's easy to fix".
argggg!
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John Steczkowski
Director of Software Engineering
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
512-794-2742
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrie Alexander [mailto:Lawrie@britcars.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 1999 3:28 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: 67 BGT
>
>
> Boy, is my face red! After believing the glowing description
> of the owner,
> as to how terrific his 67 BGT is, I posted the "for sale"
> note the other
> day. After all, it is true that a chrome-wire-wheeled '67 BGT
> with overdrive
> is a pretty nice car. My recollection, from when I saw the car about
> eighteen months ago, was that it was a good one.
>
> So, poor old Lonn Howard flew from Seattle to Sacramento,
> after talking to
> the owner and getting the same "It's a great car" story, to
> make the deal.
> Then he called me to tell me what it was really like......
>
> All I can do is (a) apologize to Lonn for being a trusting
> soul and (b)
> promise publicly never again to offer to help sell a car that
> I have not
> personally inspected carefully in the recent past.
>
> So, if anyone wants a '67 BGT with chrome wires, overdrive, a
> partially-fitted interior, rust in the rocker panels and a
> poor paint job
> over an amateurishly repaired left rear corner, I know where there is
> one..............
>
> Lawrie
>
>
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