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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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I'm not sure why I do this to myself however I just wanted to show the old girl before she got totalled. I honestly forgot how beautiful she was the the absurd amount of hours pumped into every nuck and cranny, tens of thosands of hours. Now I come home every night and see the mangled wreck and honestly forgot how pristine she used to be. so here are some great shots.








And now....................



Until Farmers closes out with me I can't sell the wreck and until she's gone I can't stop the mourning. I know it sounds stupid but honestly she was my only child.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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Think of it as an organ donor, in your loss hopefully another vette (or many) will be resurected. :blueangel:

She was a beauty. :sad:
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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It's a real bummer, that's for sure. I hope you will be able to move on, soon. In time the pain will fade. You truly built a beautiful car and you can be proud of that.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 03:27 PM
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No doubt...that was a really sweet ride. It will pass...it always does with time. :yesnod:
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 03:29 PM
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No doubt...that was a really sweet ride. It will pass...it always does with time. :yesnod:
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 03:36 PM
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Man I get angry when I see those pictures..

you'll get another one that you can pour just as much time into her!


johnny :thumbs:
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 04:36 PM
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Hey bro' David it certainly was a nice one. And I'm proud to have been on some of those runs with ya and in those pics. Keep the faith and make it work out for yourself.

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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 06:09 PM
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Click on the 3rd one down 9the one with the hood up) and you can really see the level of shine on that baby.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:05 PM
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David,

You are a glutten for punishment. If it were me still sitting on a *junk* vette that I can't get rid of because of Insurance azzholes, I'd at least put a car cover on it to get my mind off of it. It works... I can walk by my unfinished project day in and day out and not even an inkling to tinker with it. When I'm ready I'll go at it again.


[Modified by bgrice, 7:06 PM 6/26/2003]
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:45 PM
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David, we all sympathize with you but cover it up and move on. BTW, who manuf. the wheels that you have on and who manuf. the front spoiler...they were both nice choices by you.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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David, we all sympathize with you but cover it up and move on. BTW, who manuf. the wheels that you have on and who manuf. the front spoiler...they were both nice choices by you.
The rims are eagle alloy type 77's 17-8 and the spoiler is a Ecklers part. Believe me the Vette would have been gone and out of mind had Farmers not "dicked the dog". A matter of fact the E-Bay auction closed out 2 thursdays ago and I had to stick to the reserve since selling it on E-Bay before closing out negoiations with farmers would have put me in "certain peril".
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 02:26 AM
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What a great tribute Dave.

Do you have any ideas of what you might look for now??????
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 06:40 AM
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That was really a very nice car....
It´s a shame that so much work can be destroid in just a few seconds.
I´m so sorry that that happened to you, and I hope that something like this will never happen to me. I might have killed the drunken girls if I was able to crawl out of the wreck. :mad
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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Cali,

Is there any truth to the rumour that you are now dating the gal that smashed into you? In between her AA meetings that is.

Chuck
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 10:41 PM
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Cali,

Is there any truth to the rumour that you are now dating the gal that smashed into you? In between her AA meetings that is.

Chuck
I think not. I'd consider using a date as a ploy to get her out into a lonely road and run her over with the Honda. On second thought the Honda would probably get more damage than she would.

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