LOL... pulling someone's "Cord" again eh Crash?
Gerard
>A friend of my mother died last year and left my mom her old car. I was
>informed that I have one week to remove the car from the estate. I went
>over and looked at it today. This car hasn't been driven in very long
>time, all the tires are rotted and it sure won't start. It turns out
>the car was actually her husbands and he died in the early 70's so I
>assume it hasn't been driven since then as she never drove as far as
>know. It is a convertible probably mid 30 to 40 vintage in need of a
>major overhaul. I don't even know what kind of car it is. It seems her
>husband had removed all the badges and replaced them with ones with his
>name on the them, I knew he was strange but that does seem to be weird.
>It looks like a Ford except the headlights are the hideaway type in the
>fenders and I think the car is front wheel drive? The only thing I know
>about it is what my mom told me her friend said, her husband was
>involved in the auto industry at the time and it was her husband E.L.'s
>favorite car. I have no choice but to have the car towed as the estate
>has been sold and the car is legally my moms, if I don't do it they will
>and she will be charged for the towing and storage fees. I don't have
>the time, money, or space for this car. I can't even get my bug-I
>running at this time. Thanks a bunch Mrs. Cord you really made my day.
> Crash
>
>I've been waiting for months for a work friend to check out a garage
>sighting
>of an LBC that she thought might be an old Jag. Visions of a long
>forgottem
>XK120 waiting for the right new owner filled my head.
>Finally, she spotted the owner outside near the garage and went over to
>inquire about the LBC on my behalf this last weekend.
>
>The 'possible old Jag' turned out to be a Triumph TR7.
>
>This is my entry for Letdown-of-the-Week award.
>
>Glen
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