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Congrats too! Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <vwfye@frontiernet.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 2:03 AM Subject: Re: Dilemma... > > > > > >So after the test drive Brian went over to check on his family, waiting in > >their car. While Brian was away, I told the owner that I could offer $800, > >and he accepted! Right after, Brian came around the corner, and I smiled and > >said, "You're too late, I bought the car!" > > > >So, I'm now the proud owner of a '66 Variant with a Pigalle interior!!! > > > >There is more to the story than this, I'll let Brian take it from here... > > > > > Well, after being happy for Phillip and sad for me we went and looked at > a yellow/orange 67 squareback that Phillip has seen in this yard for > several years. It is covered in moss, mildew and such from sitting next > to lilacs and under a tree. car looks pretty straight, save for the > munched driver's door. so we get the property owner coaxed out of the > house and she says it is her sons and hopes he is willing to sell it. i > called the # she gave, talked to him about he car and agreed to sell it > to me. he said the motor is tired, but it ran when he parked it 3 years > ago and that the tranny had some difficulty with 4th gear. so... > anyway, i am driving back to medford thursday afternoon to get the title > and tow it to Phillip's house. it was originally a red car with white > interior. the PO thinks that pan is pretty solid, but can't be totally > sure. I'm not to worried about it as I have an engine that can go in > the car and i think it will just get an IRS rear subframe swap from the > parts fasty. > While I was bummed for me, but happy for Phillip, my joy returned when > the purchase price for the 67 square was $100! > > > Oh, then on the way back to Phillip's house tonight, we passed a light > blue early fastback! > > -- > Brian Fye > Luckiest man on earth! > http://www.geocities.com/menacefye/ > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >